Unit 6B, The Changing Earth Unit Project: Earthquake and Volcano Safety Guide Create an earthquake and volcano safety guide to help people prepare for and survive these events.   Project Link 1 (Chapter 1, page B17) Create a tectonic-plates map. Place a marker to show where your town is located. Collect data from articles about earthquake and volcanic activity around the world. Put markers on a world map to show where tectonic-plate activity is occurring. Then make predictions about where earthquakes might be most likely to occur and where they might be least likely to occur. Predict how likely your town is to have an earthquake Internet Links Tectonic-Plate Activity United States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center Current Seismicity for the United States http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/current/usa.html United States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center Current World Seismicity http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/current/world.html Federal Emergency Management Agency for Kids: Earthquake Risk States http://www.fema.gov/kids/eqstate.htm Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Hell's Crust: Our Everchanging Planet http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/hellscrust/index.html Student Resources Creating a Tectonic-Plates Map Project Link 2 (Chapter 2, page B41) Collect information about mountains that have grown after recent geological upheavals. Use a world map to identify the locations of these growing mountains. Discuss any patterns that you have observed, especially those related to the location of these mountains on tectonic plates and near faults. Internet Links Volcanic Mountains University of North Dakota Volcano World: Lava Domes http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/ov/ova/ovald.html Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Out of the Inferno: Volcanoes — Mountains of Fire http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/volcanoes/index.html Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Out of the Inferno: Volcanoes — The Volcanoes of North America http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/volcanoes/html/sidebar1.html National Geographic: Fallout: Eye on the Volcano http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volcanoes/index.html Student Resources World Map Showing Earth Features Project Link 3 (Chapter 3, page B61) Use a map to trace and calculate how far the tsunamis traveled after the Anchorage, Alaska, earthquake of May 27, 1964. Use a world map to trace how far the tsunamis traveled. Outline in red those North American coastlines that might experience tsunamis. Internet Links Tsunamis Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis — ÑSurfÕs Up http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/tsunami/index.html Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis — Remembrance of Waves Past http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/tsunami/html/sidebar2.html Student Resources World Map Showing Earth Features Project Link 4 (Chapter 4, page B93) Have you ever dreamed of living on your own island paradise? On a world map, locate the islands that make up The Ring of Fire. Identify those islands that were created by volcanic activity. Draw a picture of your own island paradise and describe where you think your island will emerge Internet Links The Ring of FIre Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth Hell's Crust: Our Everchanging Planet — The Ring of Fire http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/hellscrust/html/sidebar3.html United States Geologic Survey This Dynamic Earth: Ring of Fire http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/fire.html University of North Dakota Volcano World: Galapagos Tour http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_tour/galapagos/gal_pgs.html Student Resources Locating the Ring of Fire