Quakes strike suddenly, without warning.
We are startled, scared, even curious. Many people have felt an earthquake or know of a friend who has lived through a major quake. Through the use of telecommunications, maps, charts, laserdisc, and personal experiences, students will explore the theory of plate tectonics as they examine the subject of earthquakes. The unit focuses on Earth Science but it can be adopted as a thematic unit that incorporates Math, Social Science, and Language Arts. Though the unit was developed and field tested for middle grades, it could be used in a high school earth science program.