BHS Secondary Science

Earthquakes

Earth Science

Quarter 2

McGraw Hill Module 15

RESOURCES

PACING: 4 DAYS

● Module Launch: 45 min ● Lesson 1: 45 min ● Lesson 2: 45 min ● Lesson 3: 90 min ● Lesson 4: 90 min ● Module Wrap-Up: 45 min

Module 15: Earthquakes ● Phenomena: How can we prevent people from getting hurt during an earthquake? ● Lesson 1: Forces Within Earth

● Lesson 2: Seismic Waves and Earth’s Interior ● Lesson 3: Measuring and Locating Earthquakes ● Lesson 4: Earthquakes and Society

STANDARD

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

ESS 2.2 ​ Develop and use a model ​ based on evidence of Earth’s interior and describe the cycling of ​ matter ​ by thermal convection. Emphasize the density of Earth’s layers and mantle convection driven by radioactive decay and heat from Earth’s early formation. Examples of evidence could include maps of Earth’s three-dimensional structure obtained from seismic waves or records of the rate of change of Earth’s magnetic field. (PS1.C, ESS2.A, ESS2.B)

● I am learning the

structure of earth’s interior from seismic waves data

● I am learning the

composition and density of the layers of earth’s interior from seismic waves

CONCEPTS (Nouns)

SKILLS (Verbs)

● Plate Tectonics ● Mountain Ranges ● Mid-Ocean Ridges ● Magnetic Polarity ● Hot Spots ● Constructive Forces ● Destructive Forces

● Explain a process or phenomena ● Identify a pattern ● Interpret a pattern’s meaning ● Model the forces shaping Earth’s surface ● Model cause and effect

VOCABULARY ● Stress ● Strain

● Focus ● Epicenter

● Moment magnitude scale ● Modified Mercalli scale ● Soil liquefaction ● Tsunami ● Seismic gap

● Elastic deformation ● Plastic deformation ● Fault

● Seismometer ● Seismograph ● Richter scale ● Magnitude ● Amplitude

● Seismic wave ● Primary wave

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