Team Activities
Weather Wiz Kids
The Weather Wiz Kids Website provides an abundance of important information dealing with what an earthquake is, what causes an earthquake, faults and plate tectonics, the Richter Scale, and earthquake safety. You will be reading with your team about these important topics and fill in the worksheet.
Materials
-Website: Weather Wiz Kids
-paper
-blue or black pen
Procedure
1. Go to the Weather Wiz Kids website.
2. Write 1-2 facts about earthquakes for each section on this page. (example: What is an earthquake? What causes an earthquake? What is a fault?)
3. Write down the facts you find are the most important about what to do before, during, and after an earthquake from the "Earthquake Safety Tips" section at the bottom of this page.
4. When you finish, give the paper of facts to your teacher.
The Weather Wiz Kids Website provides an abundance of important information dealing with what an earthquake is, what causes an earthquake, faults and plate tectonics, the Richter Scale, and earthquake safety. You will be reading with your team about these important topics and fill in the worksheet.
Materials
-Website: Weather Wiz Kids
-paper
-blue or black pen
Procedure
1. Go to the Weather Wiz Kids website.
2. Write 1-2 facts about earthquakes for each section on this page. (example: What is an earthquake? What causes an earthquake? What is a fault?)
3. Write down the facts you find are the most important about what to do before, during, and after an earthquake from the "Earthquake Safety Tips" section at the bottom of this page.
4. When you finish, give the paper of facts to your teacher.