Earthquakes

We looked at how the plates in the earth pushed together to form an earthquake.

We also used sand and water to make liquifaction.

Here are some of our stories about earthquakes


The earth was shaking. by Jayden
If I was in Christchurch my house will fall down. by Robbie
One house is falling straight down. by Kaylee
The earthquake is rumbling. by Haylee
An earthquake is really bad because it might kill you if you are near a glass door. You will cut your skin very badly and blood will come out. by Joshua
When the was no earthquake the house was standing straight. When the earthquake was shaking the house fell towards the right. by Daniel
An earthquake is very scary. When there is an earthquake you have to get under a table and hold on to the table leg. If the table moves you will go with the table. by Stephanie
In Christchurch there was an earthquake and the roof was falling off . They will put it back on the house. The house was wobbly and then it was straight again.Then the earthquake was over. by Samantha
The earthquake is really bad. Houses can fall down and towers can fall off buildings too. by Britney

Our Earth

We have some questions about what is happening to Our Earth at the moment. There have been earthquakes, tsunami and volcanoes. We started with Volcanoes and looked at how they come through the earths crust. We made some volcanoes in the sandpit to see what it would look like.

We found some rock that had been thrown out of a volcano. It was rock with holes in it. We made hokey pokey to see how the air was trapped inside when it cooled.

Making Volcanoes in the sandpit. Look how the lava flows down the side. Can you see the bubbles?

We made hokey pokey which was very hot. It bubbled like lava and caught air inside it when it cooled just like the rock from a volcano.