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Track #260286: Earthquake Enrichment
Annotated by: joshua cournaya
1. Earthquake Legends
http://www.fema.gov/kids/eqlegnd.htm

<ol><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">The legends from India believe what three animals help hold up the earth?</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">What causes an earthquake in West Africa?</font></li><li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="4">Do the legends of Central America believe the Earth is round?</font></span></li></ol>

2. Historical Earthquakes
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/10maps_usa.html

<ol><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">What city and state in the U.S. recorded the largest magnitude for an earthquake?</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">How many estimated deaths are attributed to the 1906, San Francisco earthquake?</font></li><li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="4">Why do you think the 1906 earthquake caused a great amount of damage?</font></span></li></ol>

3. Recent Earthquake Activity
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/

<ol><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">How many earthquakes have occurred around Alaska in the past week?</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">How many earthquakes have occurred in the Midwest in the past week?</font></li><li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="4">How many earthquakes have occurred worldwide today?</font></span></li></ol>

4. Tsunami
http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/general/physics/physics.html

<ol><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">What does &quot;tsunami&quot; mean?</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">What happens to a tsunami as it approaches land?</font></li><li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="4">How do earthquakes generate a tsunami?</font></span></li></ol>

5. Earthquake Survival
http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/public/survival.shtml

<ol><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">You are outside when an earthquake occurs, what should you do?</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">List three things a person should do after an earthquake?</font></li><li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="4">What are the three most important items contained in an earthquake survival kit?</font></span></li></ol>

6. Earthquake Simulator
http://dsc.discovery.com/anthology/unsolvedhistory/earthquake/interactive/interactive.html

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "><font size="4">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You need to simulate three unique earthquakes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Explain the choices you made for: the type of ground, prevention, and magnitude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Which &quot;quake&quot; was the most destructive?</font></span>

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