In our Natural Disasters unit, students learned about the different types of natural disasters, what causes them, and what affects they have on earth as well as humans. The lesson I chose to conduct for this week explored volcanoes and earthquakes. Furthermore, students learned about plate tectonics through a model and enjoyed a reader's theater about Alfred Wegner. In addition, my students made a pop-up of a volcano, which identified all the parts and process. Next, my students created two cubes to replicate two faults, and made the motions to show how an earthquake takes place (when rocks snap). Students identified the difference between a focus and an epicenter. My students at first struggled with the "How Plates Create" activity because it involved a lot of vocabulary parts that are affected by the creation of a plate, movement of, and addition of a volcano to the situation.
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The shaker board simulates diffferent intensities of an earthquake. In my shared lesson plan this week, the first reference has the directions. Thanks for being my first comment. Plates are cool to study. I do not really get to them in fourth grade but now I see the value that can come from investigation. Loved what your students were able to do. I going to share this my fifth grade teachers and some of my students that want to know more. Great Job.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see your Wegener reader's theatre. Can you share it?
ReplyDeleteIt is from our textbook. I can try scan and post. But it would probably be clearer if you log on to the textbook.
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Found on pg C46- C49 (chapter 7)
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