Week of: 11/2712/01
Unit (Week Overview/Purpose): Students will explore the forces and movement of earthquakes and volcanoes
Day Warm Up or Review from
Previous lesson
Mon Science word of the week in
a sentence.
PLASTISPHERE
Tues Name the types of seismic
waves in order of
occurrence.
Wed What are some safety
measures you should do if
you are in an earthquake?
Thurs Why do buildings fall during
an earthquake?
Fri How are volcanoes and
earthquakes related?
Subject/Class: SI-7 Teacher: Jane Dowell
Daily Objective Instruction & Activities Formal/Informal Due Dates:
Assessments
Students will explore the power Bill Nye Earthquakes None Notebooks Due
and forces of an earthquake Fault worksheet 11/30
Seismic worksheet
Students will measure and use Finding the Epicenter Lab Why do we need three Notebooks Due
the techniques used to find an seismographs to find an 11/30
epicenter of an earthquake epicenter?
Students will explore the effects Finding the Epicenter Lab How are buildings
and safety precautions that Notebooks Due
make differently now
people have taken to minimize Tomorrow
to make them
the damage of an earthquake earthquake safe?
Student will construct a tower Earthquake effects/ safety None Notebooks Due
that should withstand an Notes Today
earthquake
Students will explore the terms Volcano Vocabulary None Notebooks Due
used to describe the forms and 12/14
forces of a volcano