Finding the Epicenter
MS-ESS3-2 Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Learning Targets
Learning Targets
Students will analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
I can locate the epicenter of earthquakes.
I can use triangulation to plot the location of an earthquake.
Finding the Epicenter - lab
Finding the Epicenter - lab
Purpose
Purpose
The purpose of this lab is to learn how scientists locate the epicenter of an earthquake using a process called triangulation.
Materials
Materials
compass with a sharp pencil
metric ruler
Procedures
Procedures
The procedures for this activity can be found on pg 118-121 in the Ever Changing Earth Text.
Textbook pages
Textbook pages
teachers only
Ever Changing Earth