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Earthquakes and volcanoes

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g35/earthquakes.html

A lesson plan for grade 6 Science

Provider: National Geographic


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In this lesson from the National Geographic Xpeditions website, students compare maps of plate tectonics with population density maps and analyze what these maps imply about the relationship between population and seismic hazards.

USGS links have changed although the maps can be located on the USGS website.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 6

  • Goal 3: The learner will build an understanding of the geological cycles, forces, processes, and agents which shape the lithosphere.
    • Objective 3.01: Evaluate the forces that shape the lithosphere including:
      • Crustal plate movement.
      • Folding and faulting.
      • Deposition.
      • Volcanic Activity.
      • Earthquakes.
    • Objective 3.02: Examine earthquake and volcano patterns.