Product Ideas

Once you are done exploring all the resources, it’s time to create a poster, brochure, or other project.

Student Project:

Peruse the links on this site with the purpose of finding evidence - data, maps, photos, and other examples - of processes that shape the Earth and patterns that relate to its features. Students must investigate using the links provided first. Then, conduct a “smart search” (using 2 or 3 key words) to find the information needed to describe or define landforms, erosions, weathering, and provide solutions to reduce the impact of natural Earth processes on humans.

Possible Topic/Project Ideas:

• Brochure: What do you do during an earthquake?

• Earthquake ABC’s (just like the book-use the glossary)

• Create an illustration/poster (poster rubric)

• Act out the steps necessary to be safe during an earthquake

• Make a preparedness commercial (Here is a sample of one we made with the help of Homeland Security.)

• Describe how to improve or invent technology that helps protect humans from natural events/processes

• Create a presentation about one of the above ideas

• Examine current emergency preparedness plan for your school and make suggestions for improvement – create a new one

• Prepare and teach a lesson to younger students about what to do in the case of an emergency due to earthquake, flood, volcano, or tsunami

• Find out how earthquakes are recorded locally and create a diagram to present and explain to classmates

• Write a summary or compare and contrast different cultural flood stories

TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS:

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