Earthquake, Volcano, Tsunami Project

 
Your Task:
You will create a presentation on earthquakes, volcanoes, or tsunamis. This presentation can either be done on PowerPoint, Prezi, Google Slide, or video. You may work in pairs.

You will need to include:

• A title slide (stating the title and your names)
• A slide/section on What Are Earthquakes/Tsunamis/volcanoes?
• A slide/section on How do Earthquakes/etc. happen? What is the science behind it? Including:
  • An explanation of how plate tectonics are involved in their creation
  • All necessary diagrams
• A slide/section on How are Earthquakes/etc. Measured? Including:
  • The units of measurement
  • The tools used to measure them
• A slide/section on How are Earthquakes/etc Predicted? Including:
  • The tools used to predict them
• A section on a specific Earthquake/etc. including:
  • When did the event happen?
  • Where did it occur? What area did it affect?
  • How intense was it?/ How much damage?
  • What does it look like?
  • Who was affected?/ How many?
  • How were their lives affected?
  • Explain what the day was like
  • Scientifically, how did it occur? What caused it? Give lots of detail!
  • What is the area like today?
  • Appropriate photos, videos, etc.
• A slide listing all of your sources
• A slide asking 3 questions based upon your presentation

 
Steps to creating your presentation:

• Research all aspect of your presentation.
• Make jot notes. Use a separate piece of paper for each section/slide
• Create your slide show in the computer lab
• Ensure that your presentation matches the expectations

Below you will find the hand-out and marking scheme.

earthquake_volcano_tsunami_project.pdf
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