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Look at the photo on the opening slide again.  What is happening in the image?  In the photo Christchurch just got hit with the 2011 6.3 magnitude earthquake.  What evidence supports the description of the photo?  Some evidence is the little sentence at the bottom - Christchurch, seconds after the 2011 earthquake struck.

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Think about how scientists could compare the two earthquakes?They could compare the two earthquakes by drawing up a graph.  Perhaps discuss it with a classmate.  What sort of graph/diagram/scale could you develop to compare the two.  Use your book or suitable graphing app and try to compare the two earthquakes.  Think about headings like - magnitude, human cost, damage?  Some research could be useful.

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What do they diagrams on slide 5 show?  The diagrams on page 5 show the trampoline effect.  Skim read the Interpreting the Data paragraphs again.  What three factors caused the intensity of the earthquakes?  1. The fault lines were very solid.  2. The rupture of the earthquake was much faster than others.  3. The Trampoline Effect.

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Which of the two earthquakes was worse and why?  The 6.3 earthquake was worse because the liquefaction caused extensive damage and this one didn't break across the fault line.  What was the size difference between the two earthquakes?  The size difference is 0.8.  On the Richter Scale diagram, why are the levels coloured differently, do you think? Because the darker the colour, the more stronger they are.

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Skim read slide 3 again.  Diagrams, images, maps, and charts all show visual information.  It is important to understand them.  What are the images showing on slide 3?  How is liquefaction caused?  Liquefaction is caused when a earthquake happens sediment comes bursting upwards and goes all through the sand and breaks through the tar.  What is sediment?  Sediment is the remains at the bottom of a liquid.

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Nepal has been hit by two huge earthquakes, a 7.8 and a 7.3 on the Richter Scale. What are the different ways seismologists measure earthquakes and what do these ratings mean? Read More: Earthquake Facts and Statistics http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php How Earthquakes Work http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/earthquake6.htm The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/mercalli.php "The effect of an earthquake on the Earth's surface is called the intensity.

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What is a Richter Scale and how does it work? - can you find a short video clip on Youtube to assist your learning on this topic?  Add it to your Padlet.  A Richter Scale is a chart that shows how strong a earthquake is and it works by telling us small, strong, and major etc.  Also each one is ten times stronger than the previous one.

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What caused the two main quakes?  Liquefaction and fault lines caused the two earthquakes.(Slide 2)  What is liquefaction?  Liquefaction is when a earthquake happens the sediment under the ground gets pushed upwards and breaks through the tar.  Add the image of it and skim read the liquefaction paragraph again.  Cut and paste the topic sentence used and an example of a supporting sentence.  Label them on your Padlet.
Topic Sentence:  The earthquakes caused scientists to rethink their understanding of liquefaction.
Supporting Sentence:  Before the earthquakes, scientists believed that the shaking of the ground caused the water-filled sediment and soil to lose strength, which made it behave more like a liquid than a solid.

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Add five images from the Christchurch Earthquake - use Google images.  Use Google My Maps to locate Christchurch.  Can you find the Cathedral?  Add an icon to represent it.  Add three other icons representing Christchurch icons of your choice.  Is there anyway to attach your My Map to your Padlet? Experiment and find out!  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vqxYrAfeou3spOPS9ZsE0DYEhjE&usp=sharing

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What is the main aim of the scientists stated on the opening slide.  The scientists main aim is helping others when earthquakes happen and studying more about them.  What is the benefit of them doing this research?  The benefit of them doing research is that they will be able to know more about how earthquakes happen.

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Skim read the opening slide again.  What is stated in the topic sentence to begin the paragraph?  The Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 had terrible consequences for the city.   Cut and paste an example of a supporting sentence that followed the topic sentence.  By studying the causes and impact of the earthquakes, scientists now understand more about the processes involved.

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Read the text carefully - take a mental note of the headings used in the text.

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Have you read/researched some information on the Christchurch earthquakes before, what is your Prior Knowledge on the topic?  My PK on the Christchurch Earthquakes is that it was one of the biggest earthquakes in NZ. What do you think this text will be about?  I think this will be about the Christchurch Earthquakes.  Use the titles, headings, and visual images for clues.