Earthquakes: Digital Activities for Google Slides™

Description

Natural disasters play such an important role in shaping our world and are usually at the very forefront of our news cycle and current events. This resource introduces earthquakes and important concepts such as earthquake safety and preparedness. We have included a variety of activities including engaging reading comprehension passages, and even a STEM challenge that will compliment your current curriculum and The Great ShakeOut. The best part: it is paperless, no-prep and Google™ saves student’s work automatically.

Included are the following earthquake activities:

1. Recommended book list

2. Vocabulary Words

-earthquake

-epicenter

-fault

-magnitude

-Richter Scale

-seismic waves

-seismograph

-tectonic plate

-tsunami

3. Educational Reference slides

-focus vs. epicenter

-Ring of Fire

-Richter Scale

4. Reading Comprehension Passages

– What Is an Earthquake?

– What Causes Earthquakes

– Measuring Earthquakes

– Great Alaskan Earthquake

– Earthquake Safety

5. Vocabulary Match Up drag & drop activity

6. Famous Earthquake student research

7. My Quake Kit listing activity

8. Shake Table STEM Challenge

***Answer Key is included***

When you download this PDF it will include a link to the Google Slides™ file. All you need is a free Google™ account to access and use the file. Make sure the slides are in EDIT mode and not in present or view mode. This will ensure students can drag, drop and type into the file. If your students are using a tablet to complete the activity, use the Google Slides™ APP for correct functionality.

Instructions on how to use this resource and assign it to your students in Google Classroom™ are included in the download. This product can be shared with students by email, Google Drive™, Google Classroom™ or other learning platform.

Perfect for grades 2nd-3rd! Please download our preview for a closer look into this resource.

~ Curriculum Castle