Earthquake Formation: Crust, Plates, Currents, Drift and Faults
Students learn about the earth’s structure and how earthquakes happen. Students make a model of the earth—including all its layers—and create models demonstrating the different types of faults. In a teacher-led demonstration, students learn about continental drift.
- Standard:
- 4-ESS2-2
- MS-ESS3-2
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