Ag+Earth+Dec+12+-+Dec+16

We have just a week and a half left until Winter Break. Please make sure you see Ms. Smith for your grades before the end of the today.

We will be starting a group presentation on Earthquakes. Groups will be of //**4**// people **ONLY!!!** Each person in the group will speak. Each person in the group will need to have at least 4 slides. Individual student slides will be checked on Wednesday at the start of class.

You are a seismologist. You will be reporting to the class about three earthquakes; Haitian Earthquake 1/12/10, Japan 3/11/11, California Loma Prieta 1989, and Dec 26, 2004 Sumatra Indonesia. - Who did it affect? - How far was it felt? - What type of earthquake was it? - What plate boundaries caused the quake? - What were the after affects? Tsunami? After shocks? - What was the economic affect from damage? - What should people do before, during, and after an earthquake? Think safety. - What were the magnitudes of the 4 quakes? - How long did they last?
 * Here are some things to include:


 * You need to include footage and pictures. Make sure you tag each picture and video with a reference and that you talk about what is happening in the picture and videos.

- P-waves - S-waves - Suface waves - Liquefaction - Intensity - Magnitude - Epicenter
 * Terms you need to use throughout your presentation.

Your group will be presenting on **FRIDAY DEC 16th.**