Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS

The Moroccan Earthquake and the Richter scale

Posted 2023-11-20 09:44:54


Friday evening, September 8th, a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco southwest of Marrakech.

What does a 6.8 magnitude earthquake mean?  How powerful was that?  What is a seismometer and a seismograph?  What is the amplitude of a seismograph reading?  Why did the quake happen in Morocco?

Use our Richter scale activity to introduce your students to logarithmic Richter magnitudes.



Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials

Common Core standards

8.F.5 8.F.4 HSF.LE.A.1 HSF.LE.A.4

Topics

Data and Probability HSF-LE.A.2 HSF-LE.B.5 current events earthquakes Richter scale logarithmic scale

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