Earthquake Terror

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Earthquake Terror

• Vocabulary Toolkit
• Day 6
• 5th Grade Theme 1

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Debris, devastation, upheaval

• Which word goes with...
• When the earths crust is lifted in an upward
  motion?
• Tumbled bricks, or fallen items?
• Destruction?

What is this a picture of?
What is this a picture of?
What is this a picture of?
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fault

• It is important to know where fault lines are
  because...

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impact

• Which of these are examples of impacts?
• A car crash
• Hugging your little sister
• Giving a high- five
• Slamming a book on the desk
• Petting your dog
• When the hammer hits the nail

or
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jolt

• Write 5 things that could happen because of a
  sudden jolt.
• Compare your list with your partners list.
• Be ready to share your answers.

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Shuddered ominous

• Describe a time you were around something ominous
  and you shuddered.

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susceptible

• A _______ is susceptible to getting a tear
  because the ______ is ______.
• A _______ is susceptible to being eaten when the
  _____ is _____.
• Try to make your own!

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SAY undulating!

• If it is an example of undulating, SAY
  undulating!
• How the ground feels during an earthquake
• How the ground felt while you walked to class
  today
• How the curtains blow in the breeze
• How the car drives
• How the flag looks outside on a windy day
• How the flag looks outside on a calm day

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Stifling frantic
Which is a picture of stifling? frantic? How do
you know?

• Would it be stifling if the air conditioner was
  broken or the heater? Why?
• Would you be frantic if the school was closed on
  a day when you told is REALLY important to be
  there? Why?
• Would you be frantic if the air was stifling?
  Why?

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Partner- Talk, Partner - Write!

• Describe in detail what it would feel like if you
  experienced an upheaval.
• Put your thoughts together and write one sentence
  that captures that feeling.
• Be ready to write your sentence on a chart for
  your classmates to see.
• Lets vote for the best written sentence!

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