An Earth-Shattering Experience
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Science | |
| Author | Sheryl Bickel
Beverly Davis Phyllis Veith Rock Cave Elementary | |
| Description | This Unit introduces students to earthquakes, their caues, and how they affect the Earth. The emphasis in subject areas is placed on terminology, map reading, and problem solving. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Internet accessible computer
Overhead projector Calculators TV VCR Projection Device | |
| Grade Level | 3 | |
| National Standards | English/Language Arts:
Uses general skills and strategies of the writing process Uses general skills and strategies of the reading process Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret media Math Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processes of computation Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of measurement Science Understands Earth's composition and structure Understands the structure and properties of matter Understands the nature of scientific knowledge Understands the nature of scientific inquiry Understands the scientific enterprise Technology Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs Understands the relationships among science, technology, society, and the individual Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology | |
| Keywords | earthquake
seismograph epicenter fault tsunami | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: Earthquakes: An Earth-Shattering Experience
Lesson 1: A Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On Lesson 2: Whose Fault Is It? Lesson 3: Size Me Up Lesson 4: Let's Catch a Wave Lesson 5: The Three Little Pigs in Earthquake Land | |
| English IGO or CSO | 3.1, 3.15, 3.16, 3.18, 3.19, 3.22, 3.27, 3.38, 3.37, 3.39, 3.40, 3.57, 3.58, 3.59, 3.60, 3.61, 3.64 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | 3.15, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.31, 3.42 | |
| Science IGO or CSO | 3.1, 3.5, 3.6, 3.11, 3.22, 3.27, 3.65, 3.75, 3.76, 3.78 | |