Significant Earthquake or Volcano
Tic-Tac-Toe Activity
Due Date 11/6/2013
Objectives:
1. Describe how energy from the Earth's interior causes changes to Earth’s
surface (i.e., earthquakes, volcanoes).
2.
Describe how earthquakes and volcanoes transfer energy from Earth's
interior to the surface (e.g., seismic waves transfer mechanical energy,
flowing magma transfers heat and mechanical energy).
Procedures:
Choose a significant earthquake or volcano from earth’s history to study. They will then
choose three of the following activities to use in their report.
You get to choose what grade you would like on this assignment.
A- 90-100 points
B- 80-89 points
C- 70-79 points
D- 60-69 points
I choose the following three projects:
1.
2.
3.
Tic-Tac-Toe
Write and type a one to two
page research paper about
volcanoes. Types,
explosiveness, how you can
tell them apart etc. Double
spaced, 12pt font.
Create a power point
presentation about 1 event
that explains and shows
location, size, deaths
resulting, destruction, how
energy was involved and
how it changed the Earth’s
surface. Must be visually
appealing, have coordinated
pictures and words on each
slide, show organization
and your technology must
work. Minimum of 5 slides.
Invent a game, either card
or board that teaches about
earthquakes, faults, folds,
and plate tectonics. Cards
or game pieces/board
should be colorful and have
information related to the
topic. You must include an
instruction sheet with rules
and procedures.
30 pts.
Make a puzzle out of the
Ring of Fire. Label each
plate (puzzle piece) with the
correct name and type of
plate boundary it is on.
Puzzle must be in color,
matted on thick paper or
cardboard, be neat and
visually appealing.
30 pts.
40 pts
Design and build a model
representing your
earthquake or volcano.
Must be an accurate
representation, durable,
well-constructed, neat and
show creative use of
materials. Must include an
informational label of some
kind.
30 pts.
Create a brochure about
faults or plate tectonics.
Each panel must have
information and at least one
picture that relates to the
topic. Attractive neat
layout, correct spelling,
folded with important
points highlighted.
Create a poster about
volcanoes. Must contain
colorful pictures with labels
and descriptions about each
picture. Poster should be
informational and teach
about the different types of
volcanoes (composite,
shield and cinder cones), as
well as the parts of a
volcano..
40 pts.
Design the front page of the
New York Times with an
article about the volcano or
earthquake you chose to
report on. The article
should include two or three
interviews from fictional
characters. Must have a
title, be clear,
understandable, use
descriptive words and have
at least 1 picture.
30 pts.
Read the Kids Discover
Magazine about
Earthquakes and write a
short children story book
about earthquakes and
volcanoes with pictures.
Must be typed.
30 pts.
40 pts.
30 pts.