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2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Teacher’s Name: Sharon Sutherland
Course Title and Periods Taught: Earth Science, 3rd
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Week 0f: April 23, 2012
Unit Title: Plate Tectonics/Earthquakes
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Monday
Lesson Topic: Earthquakes
I can…
Define and apply the terms stress and strain
as they apply to rocks
Distinguish among the three types of
movements of faults
Contrast the three types of seismic waves
Procedure:
BR: What is stress and strain? How do these related to earthquakes?
I can…
Define and apply the terms stress and strain
as they apply to rocks
Distinguish among the three types of
movements of faults
Contrast the three types of seismic waves
Procedure:
BR: Distinguish among the three types of movements of faults
Critical Vocab: stress, strain,
elastic deformation, plastic
deformation, fault, seismic
wave, primary wave, secondary
wave, focus, epicenter,
Tuesday
Lesson Topic: Earthquakes
Critical Vocab: stress, strain,
elastic deformation, plastic
deformation, fault, seismic
wave, primary wave, secondary
wave, focus, epicenter,
Wednesday
Lesson Topic: Earthquakes
Critical Vocab: seismometer,
seismogram
PPT Lecture: Forces within Earth
Study Guide: 19.1
PPT Lecture: Forces within Earth
Mini-Lab: Earthquake and Stress Activities. Due at end of class.
Study Guide 19.1
I can…
Describe how a seismometer works.
Explain how seismic waves have been used to
determine the structure and composition of
Earth.
Procedure:
BR: Name and describe the three types of seismic waves
PPT Lecture: Seismic Waves and Earth’s Interior
Lab Activity: Seismic Waves. Due at end of class.
Thursday
Lesson Topic: Earthquakes
Critical Vocab: Richter Scale,
magnitude, amplitude, Moment
Magnitude Scale, Modified
Mercalli Scale, soil liquificatioin,
tsunami, seismic gap
I can…
Compare and contrast earthquake magnitude
and intensity and the scales to measure each.
Study Guide: 19.2
Procedure:
BR: Describe how a seismometer works
PPT Lecture: Measuring and Locating Earthquakes
Paper Lab Activity: Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Due on Friday.
Study Guide: 19.3
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2011-2012 LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Friday
Lesson Topic: Earthquakes
Critical Vocab: stress, strain,
elastic deformation, plastic
deformation, fault, seismic
wave, primary wave, secondary
wave, focus, epicenter,
seismometer, seismogram,
Richter Scale, magnitude,
amplitude, Moment Magnitude
Scale, Modified Mercalli Scale,
soil liquificatioin, tsunami,
seismic gap
Procedure:
I can…
Define and apply the terms stress and strain
as they apply to rocks
Distinguish among the three types of
movements of faults
Contrast the three types of seismic waves
Describe how a seismometer works.
Explain how seismic waves have been used to
determine the structure and composition of
Earth.
Compare and contrast earthquake magnitude
and intensity and the scales to measure each
BR: Compare and contrast earthquake magnitude and intensity. Also compare and
contrast the scales to measure them.
Week’s BR and Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes activity are due.
Film: Engineering Nature: Earthquakes
Please post completed form for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 12/06/10)