Missouri State Standards:
Explain how rock layers are affected by the folding, breaking, and uplifting of rock
layers due to plate motion.
Describe how the movement of crustal plates can cause earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions.
Common Core:
Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they
meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Prior Classroom activities
Full Length Video: Megaquake: The Hour that Shook Japan, 43 min (Discovery Education)
Additional lessons on earthquakes
Explain how rock layers are affected by the folding, breaking, and uplifting of rock
layers due to plate motion.
Describe how the movement of crustal plates can cause earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions.
Common Core:
Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they
meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Prior Classroom activities
Full Length Video: Megaquake: The Hour that Shook Japan, 43 min (Discovery Education)
Additional lessons on earthquakes