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In this activity, students will:
- READ an article that covers 5 earthquakes and 5 volcanoes. Students will read about where and how it happened and how the event changed history.
- COMPLETE a grid that summarizes how each event changed history.
- ANSWER text-dependent questions. No prior knowledge is required – all information in the questions can be found in the reading.
Examples of How Events Changed History:
- After the Great Lisbon earthquake of Portugal in 1755, people began to make earthquake-resistant buildings.
- The 1815 Mount Tambora volcano in Indonesia caused a volcanic winter that caused widespread famine.
- The 2004 tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake in Sumatra highlighted the need for early tsunami detection tools.
- Plus 7 more history-changing examples!
Teacher Notes:
- Answer keys included.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-ESS2-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
- NGSS MS-ESS3-2: Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
