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BCHS Earth Science Lesson Plans - Mr. Yeazell & Mr. Mason

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Title:: Earthquakes - Causes
When:: Feb 9, 2010
Category:: Lesson Plan Archives

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Essential Question:

Why and how do earthquakes occur?

Related Benchmarks:

SC.912.E.6.2 - Connect surface features to surface processes that are responsible for their formation.
SC.912.E.6.4 - Analyze how specific geologic processes and features are expressed in Florida and elsewhere.
SC.912.E.6.1 - Describe and differentiate the layers of Earth and the interactions among them.
SC.912.E.6.3 - Analyze the scientific theory of plate tectonics and identify related major processes and features as a result of moving plates.

Objectives:

Students understand the forces that cause earthquakes and the geologic conditions in which these forces accumulate.

Essential Vocabulary:

earthquake: a movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
elastic rebound: the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
focus the location within Earth along a fault at which the fi rst motion of an earthquake occurs
epicenter the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus
body wave in geology, a seismic wave that travels through the body of a medium
surface wave in geology, a seismic wave that travels along the surface of a medium and that has a stronger effect near the surface of the medium than it has in the interior
P wave a primary wave, or compression wave; a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth direction parallel to the direction in which the wave is traveling; P waves are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases
S wave a secondary wave, or shear wave; a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side-to-side direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is traveling; S waves are the second-fastest seismic waves and can travel only through solids

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Guided Instruction: FCAT Word Slam: Theory

Direct Instruction: Question overview, Q & A

Independent Practice: Students complete 295-300 , define vocabulary and complete section review questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, & 7 pg 300.

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