Earth Sciences Jigsaw

Famous Things

Int – High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

Students learn independently (or in groups) about an earth science/natural disaster. They then share their knowledge and new vocabulary with three other students. The new group discusses the four topics, comparing and contrasting them based on what they know and what they’ve learned.

Focus

topic-based
academic
4-skills
science
environment
natural disasters
interpretive

Vocabulary

exceed
air pressure
downgraded
eye
storm surge
magma
vent
dormant
eruption
seismic
tectonic plate
epicentre
aftershock
faults
seismologist
funnel
peak
updraft
downdraft
vortex
A spinning paper plane