Day 3: San Andreas Fault
Focus question: Where are faults usually found and why do they form? What land features result from the forces of plate movement?
Materials needed: Nazca plate file folder page (use the left side for San Andreas Fault), photocopy of California, thick cardstock, ruler, scissors, gluestick, colored pencils or markers
Time needed for construction: 1 period
Teacher suggestions: Have students paste California on cardstock for homework ahead of time and have them color it. Have them cut out California, but do NOT cut along fault line. Remind them to put all pieces in their manilla folder or Ziplock. Have extra copies of California glued on cardstock for absent students and kids that lose pieces. It is common to lose the western strip so please tell them only cut around the outline of California. It is likely that this lesson will be started on the 3rd day of construction and go into day 4.
Homework:
Research about the geology of California. What is the San Andreas Fault? When have their been major earthquakes along the fault? What type of fault is it? Are there new landforms created at this type of fault? Explain. What are the two plates called? How are they moving in relation to each other? Explain how your paper engineering demonstrates the movement of plates. Please type of your homework and save it as you may need to reformat your paragraphs to fit on the page.
Resources:
What's a fault? - Faultline
San Andreas Fault - Discovery Channel hosted on YouTube
Where the Fault Lies - KRON 4 Series on earthquakes
Materials needed: Nazca plate file folder page (use the left side for San Andreas Fault), photocopy of California, thick cardstock, ruler, scissors, gluestick, colored pencils or markers
Time needed for construction: 1 period
Teacher suggestions: Have students paste California on cardstock for homework ahead of time and have them color it. Have them cut out California, but do NOT cut along fault line. Remind them to put all pieces in their manilla folder or Ziplock. Have extra copies of California glued on cardstock for absent students and kids that lose pieces. It is common to lose the western strip so please tell them only cut around the outline of California. It is likely that this lesson will be started on the 3rd day of construction and go into day 4.
Homework:
Research about the geology of California. What is the San Andreas Fault? When have their been major earthquakes along the fault? What type of fault is it? Are there new landforms created at this type of fault? Explain. What are the two plates called? How are they moving in relation to each other? Explain how your paper engineering demonstrates the movement of plates. Please type of your homework and save it as you may need to reformat your paragraphs to fit on the page.
Resources:
What's a fault? - Faultline
San Andreas Fault - Discovery Channel hosted on YouTube
Where the Fault Lies - KRON 4 Series on earthquakes