Earth Science Unit 2 Day 4

Learning Objective: Students will learn about the connection between Earthquakes and volcanoes by studying data and will analyze and interpret their data in writing using technical and academic language (convergent boundary, divergent boundary, transform boundary, lithosphere, mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust, cause and effect (...results in...)).

Questions:

1. Why do volcanoes and earthquakes happen? (brain)
2. Where do you think are the most active volcanoes in the world? Earthquakes?(brain)
3. The seismic waves in a 6.1 magnitude earthquake are _____ times larger than those in a 3.1 magnitude earthquake.

Answers choices to Number 3:

A. 10 B. 32 C. 100 D. 1,000

Link for Learning Activity today: http://si-vmarcgis01.si.edu/thisdynamicplanet/

Exit Ticket for Day 4: 

1. Choose one of the thoughts written by your classmates on the board. 
2. Evaluate their reasoning using 2 of the following sentences starters (be sure to include technical language) :

• Your idea about _______________ makes me wonder...
• I don't think your idea about________ is valid because...
• Your idea about _____ would be better if you added ....
• I think you idea about ___________ is valid because ....