Earthshake Lesson Plans
2025 - 2026
Pre-assessment
Exploring the Scientific Method and Earthquakes
Using Scientific Method to Explore Stability
Using Scientific Method to Explore Symmetry, Height, Base, Weight on Top
Using the Engineering Design Practice to Explore Stability
Using Engineering Design Practice to Explore Stability
Exploring Elements of Famous Structures
Design Your Own Building Challenge
Using paper cups to design a structure
Duplo Letters / Testing Stability
Making Stable Monsters from Trash
making trees
Design and Build the Houses of the Three Little Pigs
Build and test structures using paper blueprints
designing snowmen with varied height, base, shape
How many hats?
Bridges
Height vs Base Bar Graph
Ratios
Post-Assessment
Additional Resources
full Book
Instructional resources
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> contrasting cases
> Task cards
Vocabulary
standards
materials
practice for pssa
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