TODAYS GROUPING

Grou
p
1

Sze Hui

2
3

Dorothy
Teri

Shamala

Ming
Zhan
Andre
Zhao
Xiang
Jordan

Jia Yu

Jomari

Shirlyn
Grace
Siti
Sofiya
Yee
Kang
Jacelyn

LANDFORM
S

LANDFORM
S

TECTONIC PHENOMENOM
Volcano, earthquakes & tsunamis
Triggered from underneath Earths
surface

How subduction causes earthquakes: http://www.jclahr.com/science/earth_s

cience/animate/subduct.mov

TODAYS GEOGRAPHICAL
INVESTIGATION
WHERE & WHY DO VOLCANOES &
EARTHQUAKES OCCUR?

YOU WILL NEED

2 highlighters/markers of different
colours
1 piece Majong paper
Tectonic Plates Map from file for
reference

YOU WILL DO
1) Divide your paper into 4 equal sections.
2) Assign each member a role
Recorder: jot down points from group
discussion
Facilitator/Timer: ensure everyone
participates & keep track of time
Presenter: share with the class groups
answers

3) 8 minutes to work on each question

-draw, discuss & consolidate & share

Watch the time!

Do you see a
pattern?

Highlight on your map the areas that

experience earthquakes.

Do you see a
pattern?

Do you see a
pattern?

Fault lines

Highlight on your map the areas that

Do you see a
pattern?

Pacific Ring of Fire: Most active area on

Earths crust for tectonic activity due to
convergent oceanic-continental boundaries
around the Pacific Ocean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVzBTS2UUuA