Earthquakes

= = **Notable Earthquakes** ====An earthquake is the shaking and trembling of that results from the sudden movement of part of the Earth's crust. Over the past century, there have been many earthquakes that have caused large amounts of damage and many deaths. ====




 * As a group, choose one of the earthquakes below to research: **
 * [|West Coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia] - December 26th, 2004
 * [|Northern Sumatra, Indonesia] - March 28th, 2005
 * [|Sichuan, China] - May 12th, 2008
 * [|Leogane, Haiti] - January 12th, 2010
 * [|Myanmar, Thailand] - March 24th, 2011


 * Your group should use the link above and any other website to gather the following information: **
 * magnitude of earthquake
 * location of earthquake (include a map that shows the location)
 * date and time of earthquake
 * how long earthquake lasted
 * tsunamis and aftershocks associated with the earthquake
 * number of deaths
 * <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">description of destruction
 * <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">interesting facts
 * <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">pictures and video clips of earthquake

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Use [|Wallwisher] to organize information and visuals.**

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**For a final project, your group will create a [|Glogster] that incorporates the visuals AND information you found.**