When Disaster Strikes
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| Audience/Grade: | 6 - High School Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Civil Engineering Construction Engineering Earth Sciences General Engineering, Engineering Science Geological Engineering |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Lesson Plan |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
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Organization:American Museum of Natural History |
| Description: | An earthquake prediction when she was young peaked the interest of this eighth-grader from Michigan. While the earthquake never occurred, her fascination continues to this day. This winning entry in the museum's Young Naturalist Awards 1999 takes a look at the earthquakes and California's Madrid Fault Line. Maribeth's narrative essay covers: * the causes of earthquakes * Earth movements and the four kinds of waves they produce * the plans of action that state and national government have implemented to reduce the loss of life and property damage along the fault. |
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| Keywords: | Earthquake prediction Earthquake New Madrid Seismic Zone Plate tectonics Seismic waves Seismology |
| Is Component of: |
Resources for Learning at the American Museum of Natural History |
| Referenced By: |
Web Resources: Materials on Earthquakes |
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| Use of Resource: |
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. Divide the class into small groups, and have them research earthquake preparation and safety guidelines. 3. Have the groups create an educational campaign that includes a poster, a handbook, and the script for a television commercial. |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
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| Publication Date: | March 2011 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/card_index.php?rid=311 |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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