Earthquakes

Going along with current events, we talked about the recent earthquake in China. We also read an article about how the Pandas sensed something was about to happen and acted strangely before the quake hit.

On National Geographic we learned more about earthquakes on their interactive Forces of Nature center. We simulated an earthquake in different zones and intensities to see which caused the most damage. We also learned about seismographs, and triangulated an epicenter in one of the activities. We found the boundaries of the tectonic plates, found where we are on the map, and where the closest fault lines are to us.

We also watched some videos on National Geographic as well. Some were montages of home videos taken during an earthquake, others were documentary style.