As India's Plates Collide
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| Audience/Grade: | 6 - High School Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Geological Engineering International Engineering Education |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Lesson Plan |
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Unknown |
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Organization:American Museum of Natural History |
| Description: | Earthquake resources for grades 6-12. "Suddenly, Earth began shaking and quickly got louder by the second." This seventh-grader from New York paints a vivid picture of earthquakes, from how they form to contemporary safety measures. This winning entry in the museum's Young Naturalist Awards 1999 reports on the causes of earthquakes, using India as a focal point. Rikesh's narrative essay discusses: * the earthquakes that have hit India from 1737 to 1991 * the geological forces that create earthquakes * the effects of earthquakes, including tsunamis * the work engineers are doing to reduce the damage of earthquakes. |
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| Keywords: | Earth Mantle Earthquakes Fault zones Geology Plate tectonics Seismic waves Tsunamis |
| Is Component of: |
Resources for Learning at the American Museum of Natural History |
| Referenced By: |
Web Resources: Materials on Earthquakes |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
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Teacher Tips: Supplement a study of Earth science with an activity drawn from this winning student essay. 1. Send students to this online article, or print copies of the essay for them to read. 2. Have them research one of the world's other major earthquake zones and then report on its history in a narrative essay that matches this one's engaging tone. |
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Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
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| Publication Date: | March 2011 |
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WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/card_index.php?rid=305 |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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