Earthquake Project

Introduction

Crack, screech, pop, sizzle! The sounds you are hearing are the result of an earthquake. Watch out for the live wires, the flow of water, the smell of natural gas, buildings crumbling, glass shattering, bridges falling and huge chasms opening up in the earth! From your study of plate tectonics you know what is going on beneath your feet. As the movement of the plates continues, the earth’s plates continue to shift in various ways. Review the ways that the plates move and picture yourself actually being there as it happens.

Task

Your mission is to research an earthquake without getting injured in the process. The government has assigned you a questionnaire to fill out. You must present this information in a creative, informative booklet. You will present this information to the other researchers as if you were a newscaster. Your mission will be complete by ______________________. A rubric outlining how to get a good grade on your project is attached. You might want to wear protective gear and bring a camera with you. Please include pictures, graphs, and maps about your earthquake. You can draw items that you are unable to find in your research.

Locate information in various sources. Do not copy the information directly from the source. That is called plagiarism and is against all rules of research. You may list your important facts with bullets. You will also need to list the source of your information in case the local news station needs to verify it before broadcasting time. Attached is a guideline for ways to cite your research.

Gumbatte (Japanese)—try hard, do your best!