Earthquake+Project

=Earthquake Project=  __**Objectives:**__ 1) To describe what causes earthquakes to occur and how populations are affected by a major earthquake. 2) To work collaboratively with a team to accurately research and describe the assigned earthquake using a wikispace and internet research.

__**Directions:**__ With your team of 3, you will be assigned to research a major earthquake. As you research, you will post your information under your assigned earthquake projects page.

All team members are expected to post their responses using complete sentences and showing understanding of the concepts.

ALL ANSWERS MUST BE WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. ANY RESPONSES COPIED AND PASTED FROM WEBSITES WILL RECEIVE A ZERO!! Please use direct quotes and cite your sources if you cannot put the facts into your own words.

In addition to answering the questions completely, you must list at least 3 different websites you used to find your information. Please also post at least 2 pictures on your wikipage!

Use the link below to see a list of the earthquake pages.



[[file:Rubric for Wikispaces.doc]]
