High School Science

Earthquakes

Earth Science

Quarter 2

McGraw Hill Module 15

RESOURCES

PACING: 4 DAYS

● Module Launch: 45 min ● Lesson 1: 45 min ● Lesson 2: 45 min ● Lesson 3: 90 min ● Lesson 4: 90 min ● Module Wrap-Up: 45 min

Module 15: Earthquakes ● Phenomena: How can we prevent people from getting hurt during an earthquake? ● Lesson 1: Forces Within Earth

● Lesson 2: Seismic Waves and Earth’s Interior ● Lesson 3: Measuring and Locating Earthquakes ● Lesson 4: Earthquakes and Society

STANDARD

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● I am learning the

ESS 2.2 Develop and use a model based on evidence of Earth’s interior and describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection. Emphasize the density of Earth’s layers and mantle convection driven by radioactive decay and heat from Earth’s early formation. Examples of evidence could include maps of Earth’s three-dimensional structure obtained from seismic waves or records of the rate of change of Earth’s magnetic feld. (PS1.C, ESS2.A, ESS2.B)

structure of earth’s interior from seismic waves data

● I am learning the

composition and density of the layers of earth’s interior from seismic waves

CONCEPTS (Nouns)

SKILLS (Verbs)

● Plate Tectonics ● Mountain Ranges ● Mid-Ocean Ridges ● Magnetic Polarity ● Hot Spots ● Constructive Forces ● Destructive Forces

● Explain a process or phenomena ● Identify a pattern ● Interpret a pattern’s meaning ● Model the forces shaping Earth’s surface ● Model cause and effect

VOCABULARY

● Stress ● Strain

● Focus ● Epicenter

● Moment magnitude scale ● Modifed Mercalli scale ● Soil liquefaction ● Tsunami ● Seismic gap

● Elastic deformation ● Plastic deformation ● Fault

● Seismometer ● Seismograph ● Richter scale ● Magnitude ● Amplitude

● Seismic wave ● Primary wave