Hands-On+Activity

=Hands-On Activity=

Current Affairs

5

Haiti earthquake article, black and white map, fault line map, nerds (two colors, one of which will be dominant color), computers

Websites
__Article__ **http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8455629.stm**
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake**

__Tectonic Plates__ http://www.countrywatch.com/imgs/global_thematic/Tectonic_Plates.gif**
 * http://www.rainbowdolphin.com/dinosaurs/images/gal_tectonic%20plates.jpg

__World Earthquakes__ **http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_earthquakes**
 * http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/ **

SWBAT understand the earthquake tragedy that happened recently in Haiti SWBAT map fault lines using Nerds candy SWBAT research previous earthquakes and locate them on the map along with a date SWBAT know what causes earthquakes and where they occur

- calendar time - people and events in time
 * 8.1.6.C** Causes and results
 * 8.1.6.A** Understand chronological thinking and distinguish between past, present, and future time.

Activity Description

 * Discussion questions before article
 * What causes earthquakes?
 * What is the effect?
 * Read article and discuss it
 * What kind of damaged happened in Haiti?
 * How can we help Haiti?
 * Pass out gray and white maps.
 * Students will research different historical earthquakes. (see websites for world earthquakes).
 * Talk about Google image search and what goes into a good search. Do Google image search for the lines of the plate tectonics. Keep image posted on the smart board that the class decides to use off the internet (see websites for tectonic plates)
 * Pass out nerds and use one color to map the fault lines. Use the other color nerds the students will place one on the historical earthquake spots that they researched. Have the students write the place the earthquake occurred and the date.
 * Discussion questions
 * What dates did everyone have?
 * Write dates on board
 * What was some recent earthquake activity?
 * Were the earthquakes occurring near the fault lines?
 * Where do you think earthquakes will happen in the future?

Write a time line using 5 dates written on the board