Start with triggering questions: What it is an Earthquake?, How an Earthquake is formed?, What damage do they cause?, How can we stay safe in Earthquakes?

Vocabulary Ensure that students understand the key vocabulary from the article "Hello!, I'm an Earthquake!", such as: Tectonic plates: Large, rigid slabs of rock that form the Earth's crust. They move slowly over the Earth's mantle, causing earthquakes and volcanoes. Hypocenter: The point beneath the Earth's surface where the initial rupture of a fault occurs, releasing the energy that causes an earthquake. Epicenter: The point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter, where the earthquake's shaking is felt most strongly. Magnitude: A measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake. It is expressed on the Richter magnitude scale, where each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in ground motion. Intensity: A measure of the strength of an earthquake's shaking at a particular location. It is expressed on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which ranges from I (barely felt) to XII (catastrophic). Seismic waves: Energy waves that travel through the Earth, carrying the vibrations from an earthquake. There are two main types of seismic waves: body waves and surface waves. Seismograph: An instrument that records seismic waves. Seismographs are used to measure the magnitude, intensity, and location of earthquakes.

- Read the CommonLit article "Hello! I'm an Earthquake!" together: https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/hello-i-m-an-earthquake This article provides an overview of earthquakes, including their causes, effects, and how to measure their magnitude. - Divide students into groups of 2-3 people. -Creating a diagram: Provide students with paper, pencils, or markers. Have each group use the information from the article and their Google reference to create a diagram of an earthquake. The diagram should include the following labels: Tectonic plates Hypocenter Epicenter Seismic waves Encourage students to be creative and use visuals to help represent the different parts of an earthquake.

According to the aforementioned reading, the teacher will present the group activity "Kahoot", where there will be timed questions since the group will be divided into two teams, Team A and Team B. They will have to select a leader for each question, so that person answers on their behalf. The questions will be as follows: 1. The movements of the tectonic plates cause vibrations in the earth, making it move from side to side, having the name: Earthquakes. 2. What is the name of the earth plates that are beneath the earth's crust?: Tectonic plates. 3. What movements cause earthquakes by the tectonic plates?: Sliding and collision between them. 4. How many tectonic plates exist on earth? 20 5. What is the name of the instrument to measure the intensity of an Earthquake? Seismograph. 6. What is the intensity that an earthquake has to be considered as one? Greater than 6.0 As students answer the Kahoot questions, the teacher reviews vocabulary pronunciation.

-Divide students into groups of 2-3 people. Instruction: Divide the students into groups of 2-3 people. -Ask each group to develop a safety plan for their home in case of an earthquake. The plan should include the following steps: Identify a safe place in each room of the house. Have an emergency kit on hand with food, water, medications, and other essential items. Know how to turn off the gas, electricity, and water. Practice an earthquake drill. -Ask each group to present their safety plan to the class.