Seismic Activity - Teacher Info

Goals:

This set of seismic related internet based activities was designed to-

• Give students a chance to do interesting and meaningful research using the internet.
• Help students better understand why and where earthquakes and volcanoes occur.
• Present students with an opportunity to use maps as a means of communicating information.
• Acquaint students with plate tectonics.
• Create a situation in which students might successfully combine internet based research with conventional book based reference work.
• Help excite students about expanding their knowledge of the world about them.
• Give students a chance to practice their writing skills.
• Provide students with an opportunity to practice their problem solving skills.

The activities:

Students will be presented with a selection of seismic related theories for them to explore utilizing a set of preselected internet addresses. Any available text based reference material may also be used. Students will design their own course of action and use what they need from the internet sources to support or disprove their selected theory. Each team that tackles this activity may present different findings - based on what they discover in their research. This is to be expected and encouraged.