Norms
What is the first norm of the school?
¿Cual es la primera norma de la escuela?
Make good decisions.
Tomar buenas decisiones.
What are the causes of earthquakes?
Tectonic plates move suddenly. Most happen at the boundaries of the plates.
Both Volcanoes and Flooding can pollute the water we have. What does "pollute" mean?
Pollute means that the water is made dirty and can't be drunk unless it is cleaned.
Little to no precipitation for a long time causing water to be less available for the use of agriculture and living beings.
What is the difference between Cause and Effect?
Cause is why something happens, while effect are the things that happen after it occurs.
What is the first norm of the school?
¿Cual es la primera norma de la escuela?
Solve Problems
Resolver problemas.
Name 3 effects of Earthquakes.
A volcanologist is a scientist that studies volcanoes (primarily extinct volcanoes). They help warn people that a volcano might explode so that they evacuate the area.
What is a Tsunami and what is a reason that they can happen?
A tsunami is a giant wave that can happen due to earthquakes, underwater volcanoes, meteorites, or landslides.
In informative writing we learned about sequential (secuencial). What does that mean?
Information we learn is organized sequentially. Which means you tell what happens first, then second, then third etc.
What is the third norm of the school?
¿Cual es la tercera norma de la escuela?
Solve problems.
Resolver problemas.
What is something that people can do to prepare for an earthquake?
Earthquake kit, family emergency plan, know where to go etc.
They are scientist that study water through the use of satellites in order to predict sudden severe weather.
What do people do to prepare or minimize a drought?
They can use less water. For example turn off the faucet when washing your teeth.
Have a water conservation plan.
I am reading the health information in a gatorade bottle. What kind of writing would this be considered?
Informative Writing
Someone is quietly walking on the right side of the hallway. What norm are they demonstrating?
Answers can vary.
What can a community do to prepare for earthquakes?
They can practice drills in public places. Design earthquake resistant structures or retrofit existing structures.
How do people prepare for a flood?
Emergency kit, sandbags around the house, move to highest place in house, or prevent them by the use of levees and dams.
Tsunamis are very dangerous! How far either up or away do you need to be in order to be safe?
This unit we learned about the word "Responsible" (responsibility). Can you tell me a time that you were responsible recently?
answers will vary.
Oh no! My pencil is broken! Instead of making a scene, I quietly sharpen my pencil, or get another pencil I can use. What norm is this showing?
Answers vary depending on explanation. Best answer would be solving problems.
What does a seismologist do?
They study earthquakes and seismic waves in order to warn people about impending earthquakes.
Name a significant event for a volcano or flooding.
answers can vary.
Volcanoes: Mt. St. Helen 1980. Mt Vesuvius.
Floods: China 1931.
Name at least one significant event that occurred for a drought or Tsunami.
Examples
Drought include 1930s dust bowel, 1989 drought.
Tsunamis include Dec 2004 14 countries hit by a tsunami or 2011 Japan where a nuclear plant was damaged.
In this units Cognitive Content Dictionary (CCD) we learned about the word "impact". Can you use "impact" in a sentence?