Day 4 Virtual Earthquake
Objective: Students will complete a virtual earthquake simulation.
Bell Ringer- Is the lag time of the following example (draw a timeline with an S and P
wave)
Possible bell ringer #2:
How many minutes are in a degree of latitude or longitude?
60 seconds (relates to today’s lab)
Watch flash:
http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eec/Earthquake/Epicent
erMagnitude/Tutorials/SP.swf
complete lab
teacher checks completion of all 3 parts, scores 10/10
Exit Bell ringerHow far away is the epicenter of today’s bell ringer #1?
Distance = lag time / 8 x 100 km