Earthquake Alert!
Millions of earthquakes occur in the world every year, causing massive damage to property, as well as death and injury to thousands of people. Homes are destroyed, whole towns can be wrecked, not only by the vibrations, but also by landslides burying everything in their path. Severe earthquakes sometimes create other disasters, such as tsunamis and liquefaction. Everyone needs to know what to do if an earthquake strikes.
Additional information
| Page Count: | 24 |
|---|---|
| NextGen Science: | 4-ESS1-1 |
| Word Count: | 1126 |
| Belongs to Set: | Advanced Fluency 4 Non-Fiction Set A |
| Fiction or Non-Fiction: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Explanation |
| Guided Reading Level: | P |
| Reading Recovery Level: | 30 |
| Lexile Measure: | 980L |
| DRA Level: | 50 |
| Author: | Rachel Walker |
| ISBN - Standard Edition | 9781927197431 |
| ISBN - US Edition | 9781927197431 |
| Artifact Tags: | Picture/Text Correlation, Cause and effect, Subject-specific vocabulary, Natural Disasters, Security/safety, Technology in society |
| Keywords: | force, cover, measure, damage, listen, human, fault, million |
| Common Core State Standards: | CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 |
| EL Education Alignment: | 5-4 The Impact of Natural Disaster |
| International Baccalaureate: | 6 – Be Prepared |
| TEKS: | TEKS§110.5(b)(6), TEKS§110.5(b)(8), TEKS§110.5(b)(3), TEKS§110.5(b)(7), TEKS§110.5(b)(10) |