TASK:
You are going to
make a PowerPoint highlighting earthquakes and safety precautions.
You want your presentation to be accurate and creative.
Each person in the group will be
assigned a different job. This job will require you to find out as
much as you can about that subject. You will become an expert in
your field. It will be very important that you work as hard as
possible to find your information. After doing the research in each
area, group members will share their findings. The group will then
work together to integrate this information into a PowerPoint
presentation.
The following are the jobs and
job description.
- Seismologist- A
scientist that studies the movement of the crust. It will be
your job to find about the scales used to measure earthquakes
and seismographs. You will also need to find out about the
seismic waves associated with earthquakes. Finally, you will
describe how the energy of an earthquake travels through earth
using the terms epicenter and focus.
- Geologist- A
scientist that studies the forces that make and shape the earth.
It will be your job to define what an earthquake is and how the
energy travels through the crust. You will need to find out
about plate tectonics and how they relate to earthquakes and
aftershocks. You will need to be able to describe how plate
tectonics determine where earthquake zones occur.
- Safety Expert-
Examines different areas then makes suggestions on changes that
will reduce earthquake damage. It will be your job to research
how to be safe before, during and after an earthquake hits. Then
you will need to make recommendations for earthquake preparations.
- Historian- Records
interesting facts about earthquakes. You will research facts and
folklore about earthquakes. Find out where the most powerful
earthquake occurred, where they have occurred in the U.S., and
other interesting facts.
Be sure to include information
about the following:
Tsunamis and how they
develop.
Explain the Richter
scale, the Moment Magnitude scale and the Mercalli scale.
List preparations that
should be made by citizens in earthquake zones.
Your group should have three
sources of information, one is a book.
Video streaming is available.
Include pictures, charts, and
audio.
You will be graded using a
rubric. |
