Mt. Everest Unit
L.1 What causes Mt. Everest to move in different ways?
L.1 What causes Mt. Everest to move in different ways?
Sources of evidence for lesson 1:
Video 1: Scary Day on Mt. Everest
Reading: Earthquake in Nepal
L.2 How are patterns in earthquakes similar or different in locations around the world?
L.2 How are patterns in earthquakes similar or different in locations around the world?
Sources of evidence for lesson 2:
Case studies of 8 different earthquake locations
Seismic explorer version 2
Earthquake patterns with Mr. G: video
L.3 Why do earthquakes happen in specific patterns around the world?
L.3 Why do earthquakes happen in specific patterns around the world?
Sources of evidence for lesson 3:
Reading: Why eq patterns
Reading: How eq are measured
L.4 What are plates?
L.4 What are plates?
Sources of evidence for lesson 4:
Reading: What's beneath the surface?
Reading: Deep mines
Photos of the surfaces of different plates
Data from cross sections from seismic explorer version 3.