Name _________________________________________  Period _____  Date_____________

 

Earthquake Project Guidelines & Rubric

 

Project Description:

You will be researching n earthquake.  Then you will create a newspaper article that contains all of the information you have gathered.

Text Box: Project Due Date: ___________________________________ Project Deadline: ____________________________________

 

 

Requirements:

  1. Name of the earthquake (usually the city or area it occurred in)    .    .     .     .     _____ / 1
  2. Location (City, State or Country)   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 2
  3. Latitude & Longitude   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 2
  4. Name of the fault it’s located on or near   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 1
  5. Type of plate movement   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 1
  6. Magnitude on the Richter Scale   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 1
  7. Description of the surrounding area (5 facts) .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 5
  8. Population of the surrounding area    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 1
  9. 3 interesting facts .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 3
  10. 3 pictures with captions    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 6
  11. 4 terms related to earthquakes & their definitions      .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 8
  12. When it occurred (specific date)   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 1
  13. Death & injury count   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 2
  14. What caused the deaths?.     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 2
  15. Damage to the surrounding area (5 facts)     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 5

 

Choose 2 of the following to add to your project (5 points each):

16.    How has this area rebuilt and/or recovered since this incident?    .     .     .     .     _____ / 5

17.    A history of the region .      .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 5

18.    How has this earthquake been a part of art, stories, folklore, etc?     .     .     .     _____ / 5

19.    A summary of someone’s visit/observations of the earthquake     .     .     .     .     _____ / 5

20.   A topic of your choice – requires teacher approval   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 5

 

Bibliography

          3 sources used and properly formatted     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     _____ / 9

 

       Total ________ / 60

Your grade will be determined by:

• accuracy of information, spelling, and grammar.

• completeness, all requirements have been met .

• being handed in on time.

 

Research Requirements:

You must use at least 3 sources to get your information.  One of those sources must be a print resource.  All three sources must be cited correctly and included in a bibliography that is included in your article.

 

 

Some Useful Websites:

            The Earthquake Museum -  Famous Earthquakes

            http://www.olympus.net/personal/gofamily/quake/famous.html

 

            FEMA for Kids: History of Big Earthquakes

http://www.fema.gov/kids/eqhist.htm

 

Case Studies: Earthquakes – Forces of Nature

http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/earthquakes/casestudies.shtml

 

Most Destructive Known Earthquakes on Record

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php

 

Earthquakes to Choose From:

 

·        Shensi, China, 1556

·        Port Royal, Jamaica, 1692

·        New Madrid, Missouri, 1811 – 1812

·        Mino–Owari, Japan, 1891

·        San Francisco, CA, 1906

·        Messina, Sicily, 1908

·        Concepion, Chile, 1939

·        Agadir, Morocco, 1960

·        Anchorage (Prince William Sound), AK, 1964

·        Tangshun, China, 1976

·        Gualemala City, Guatemala, 1976

·        Loma Prieta, CA, 1989

·        Northridge, CA, 1994

·        Indian Ocean, 2004

·        Parkfield CA, 2004

 

You may also choose another earthquake with teacher approval.