Teaching Themes
Earthquakes: Everything You Need
A comprehensive list of activities and lesson plans that look at the science behind earthquakes.
Shake It Up with Scatterplots
Grades: 6–8
Students will compare two sets of data on earthquakes to determine if they are related.
Online Learning Activities
Earthquakes: A Severe Weather and Natural Disasters Activity
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Scholastic’s online activities bring students face-to-face with earthquakes, sharing how they’re formed, measured, located, and much more.
Earthquakes Resources
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Computer Lab Activities Natural Disasters: A Math Hunt ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Our true problem-crunching powers are put to the test in this volcano-blasting, earth-quaking, ocean-crashing hunt. Stay alert as we search for... |
Articles, Online Learning Activities Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Earthquake SitesGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 This content resource helps teachers locate online resources on earthquakes. This site can be used by teachers to develop lesson plans or by... |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources Earthquake in the Early Morning Lesson PlanGrades: 3–5 Jack and Annie find themselves in San Francisco on the morning of the great earthquake, helping get some kids to safety. The many factual details... |
 Articles How Does a Tsunami Work?Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Learn more about the science behind these destructive waves from Grolier Online. |
 EarthquakesGrades: 3–5 A comprehensive look at the science behind Earthquakes from The New Book of Knowledge |
 Earthquakes: Ready to RumbleGrades: 3–5, 6–8 To understand what causes earthquakes, your students must first understand some basic geology. |
 Measuring EarthquakesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Learn how scientists use the Moment Magnitude Scale (MMS) to determine the magnitude (strength) of an earthquake. |
