Recommended for First Grade to Twelfth Grade
"Drop, Cover, and Hold On"
Earthquake Drill
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At 10:15 a.m. on April 28, 2011, all schools are encouraged to participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut earthquake drill. Earthquakes can happen anywhere and the best plan of action is to prepare and practice ahead of time. Click this link for additional information.
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Using APTPLUS Learn360 Video Content
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How to access Learn360 content:
Go to the APTPLUSTM home page at www.aptplus.org; Click on the APTPLUS logo to Sign In;
Type in your Username and Password and click on Login;
Click on the Learn360 icon for direct entry into the database.
How to Register
If you do NOT have an existing APTPLUS Username and Password, you will need to register at www.aptplus.org.
How to Register for a Username and Password:
Go to APTPLUS home page at www.aptplus.org;
Click on the APTPLUS logo to Sign In;
Scroll down to “New Users Register Here” and click on the category that is the best fit for you.
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Sample videos are listed below but others can be easily located by using searching the titles and keywords listed below:
· earthquake
seismology
“mega disasters”
“nature tech”
“plate tectonics”
Earth
core
· Title: Anatomy of an Earthquake
Grade(s): 6-12
All our lives we have heard of it. Prepared for it. Feared it. The Big One. An earthquake so powerful it will obliterate Los Angeles. Tear down its skyscrapers. Set its hills afire. Drown it in the sea. But what will actually happen when one of the world's most famous time bombs-goes off? Based on the latest super-computer scenarios, we'll follow the quake moment by moment as it unleashes its phenomenal power on this world famous mega-city. But in an unexpected twist, we will come to discover that biggest danger of all comes not from the much-feared San Andreas Fault -but from an unseen-and only recently discovered-killer, buried deep beneath the surface . . . Scientists have discovered a "blind" or hidden fault, known as Puente Hills -not thirty or forty miles to the east, like the San Andreas-but directly beneath the heart of the city. And history shows that when this one goes off-it goes off BIG. Run Time: (57:59)
Title: Flashbacks
Grade(s): 3-12
Earthquakes are one of natures devastating forces. Over the last century alone, earthquakes are estimated to have cost over a million human lives.
Run Time: (05:03)
Title: The Movement of the Interior of the Earth
Grade(s): 3-8
The interior of the earth is made up of distinct parts. Examine the composition of the crust, mantle, and cores of the interior of the earth. Hear how convection cell movement worked to create the continental drift.
Run Time: (09:05)
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Printable Flyer for The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut
Click here for a printable flyer.
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Teacher’s Earthquake Drill Manual for The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut
Click here for the K-12 ShakeOut Drill Manual.
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Earthquake in Japan from PBS’ Nova
Watch the complete Nova program “Japan's Killer Quake - Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Crisis.” Extend the lesson with the additional earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis activities found on this page.
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Earth Day April 22
Click here for a Classroom Resource Page on Earth Day
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