Catastrophic Events Overview

Part One: Storms

• Thinking About Catastrophic Events
• Introducing Storms
• Heating Earth’s Surfaces
• Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air
• Convection Currents in the Air
• Temperature, pressure, and Cloud Formation
• Ocean Currents and Global Climate
• Storms Assessment       

Part Two:  Earthquakes

• Introducing Earthquakes
• When the Earth Shakes
• Recording Earthquake Waves
• Plotting Earthquakes
• Using Earthquakes to Study the Earth’s Interior
• Investigating Plate Movements and Faults
• Convection in the Mantle
• Earthquakes Assessment

Part Three: Rock Cycle

Part Four: Final Project