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Appendix 6
Earthquake explorers unit overview
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Lesson 1 represent their current contribute to class use visual materials to Diagnostic
Earthquake understanding as they discussions about the observe the effects of assessment
encounters effects of earthquakes and earthquakes
use visual materials the resulting changes to the create a storyboard Science journal
such as photographs, Earth’s surface using observations entries
use talk to share ideas
ENGAGE
animation or video to from the visual
observe and describe about earthquakes materials Class discussions
the effects of contribute to the class discuss ideas and
earthquakes TWLH chart and word wall questions for a TWLH Word wall
represent what they understand the purpose chart. contributions
think they know about and features of a storyboard
the causes and effects understand the purpose Storyboards
of earthquakes. and features of a glossary.
Glossary
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Lesson 2 describe the difference use talk to discuss their read and analyse Formative
Energetic between earthquake findings with other students numerical and factual assessment
earthquakes magnitude and intensity read, discuss and analyse information about the
describe and discuss factual information measurement of Science journal
the use of the Richter understand the purpose and earthquakes entries
EXPLORE
and Modified Mercalli features of a factual recount observe the effects of
scales use a ‘Question placemat’ to earthquakes and Class discussions
analyse numerical and record factual information. discuss and compare
factual information. them. Word wall
contributions
‘Question placemat’
(Resource sheet 2)
Lesson 3 describe tectonic plate use talk to describe Session 1 Formative
Unearthing movement tectonic plate movement Modelling earthquakes assessment
quakes represent their discuss and describe the use models to explore
understanding of layers of the egg model the Earth’s tectonic Science journal
Session 1 tectonic plate and the Earth plates and the plate entries
Modelling movement using a contribute to a class movement that
earthquakes plasticine model discussion about tectonic results in earthquakes Class discussions
discuss and compare plates. discuss the use of
Session 2 the layers of the egg scientific models to Word wall
Interior model with the Earth. represent a scientific contributions
insights idea
(optional) use plasticine and an
egg to represent their
understanding of
tectonic plate
movement.
Session 2
Interior insights (optional)
use an egg as a model
of the internal structure
of the Earth
compare the layers of
the egg with the layers
of the Earth.
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Lesson 4 review their use written language and Session 1 Formative
Explaining understanding of models to demonstrate their Plates on the move assessment
earthquakes earthquakes and plate understanding of read and discuss a Science journal
movement using factual earthquakes and tectonic factual text about entries
Session 1 texts plate movement earthquakes
Plates on the make and use a use scientific language to use plasticine and Class discussions
move plasticine model to describe three types of plate descriptions to
explain tectonic plate movement represent their Word wall
EXPLAIN
Session 2 movement. understand the purpose and understanding of contributions
Changes features of factual texts tectonic plate
over time understand the purpose and movement. Model of plate
features of a timeline. movement
Session 2
Changes over time
discuss the movement
of tectonic plates and
suggest reasons for
movement.
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Lesson 5 interpret evidence of read and analyse review what they have Formative
Earthquakes and describe earthquake data learned about assessment
down under earthquake activity for collect and interpret earthquakes
Australia earthquake information compare and discuss Science journal
represent results as a use a graph to record and data about the entries
ELABORATE
graph represent findings occurrence of
compare and suggest contribute to a class earthquakes in Class discussions
reasons for the discussion about the Australia and
difference in earthquake difference in earthquake neighbouring countries Word wall
magnitude and activity between Australia suggest reasons for the contributions
frequency between and neighbouring countries. higher rate of
Australia and occurrence of Graphs
neighbouring countries. earthquake activity in
some of Australia’s
neighbouring countries.
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Lesson 6 review their use talk to describe the review their Summative
So you want understanding of the Richter and Modified understanding of how assessment
to be a Richter and Modified Mercalli scales earthquakes are
seismologist? Mercalli scales contribute to a class measured Science journal
explain that discussion about how make a simple entries
ELABORATE
seismologists use scientists study and record seismometer.
scientific instruments to information about Class discussions
observe, measure and earthquakes
record earthquake discuss and describe what Word wall
activity the seismogram tells us contributions
explain that a about earthquake
seismologist is a magnitude.
scientist who studies
earthquakes.
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Lesson 7 explain that the Earth’s use talk to present a present a ‘seismologist’ Summative
On location surface is made of ‘seismologist’ report to an report from a recent assessment
tectonic plates that audience earthquake
move use oral, written and visual reflect on their learning Science journal
describe three types of forms to present their during the unit. entries
plate movement understanding of
discuss the causes and Class discussions
EVALUATE
earthquakes
effects of earthquakes reflect on their learning in a
describe the scales that science journal entry. Word wall
are used to measure contributions
the intensity and
magnitude of ‘Seismologist’ report
earthquakes
describe how ‘Quality matrix and
seismologists measure Radar chart’
and record earthquake (Resource sheet
activity. 14)
