This past week the 6th grade students learned a lot about earthquakes. They learned where earthquakes mainly take place, the difference between plastic and elastic deformation, two scales of earthquake measurement (Richter and Mercalli), and many other things. On Monday, October 17th, the students will build a structure to try to withstand a "Mrs. Baier Earthquake" in class.
The U.S. Geological Survey has a great website for students about earthquakes. They can even see where earthquakes have occurred in the world most recently. The website address is: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
National Geographic has a short video about earthquakes that shows images from the Great San Francisco earthquake in 1906.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/earthquakes/earthquake-101.html
On Wednesday, October 26th, the students will have a quiz over earthquakes. I will send home a study guide on Monday prior to MEA break. After their quiz on earthquakes, the 6th grade class will move on to studying volcanoes.
Mrs. Baier
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