After reading a summary about earthquakes and how they occur, students pose as investigative reporters and create news stories about recent earthquakes.
Objectives Explain the causes of earthquakes.
Describe earthquakes, their aftermath, and explore ways to deal with future ones. Compare and contrast earthquakes. Steps Share the book summary with students and invite them to talk about earthquakes. Invite students to compare earthquakes to other natural disasters, such as hurricanes, volcanoes, or floods. Explain that students are going to be reporters writing about recent earthquakes.