Shaking Our World Project

In this semester we learned about  Plate Tectonics. There was three types of layers which are Lithosphere Layer, Asthenosphere Layer and Mantle Layer.

Lithosphere Layer 

Brain Pop- Tsunami

By watching the video about Tsunami on Brain Pop, I learned that there is a fiction about Tsunami, because there is a fiction that people think Tsunami is a tidal waves. Tidal wave is same as big waves.  Tsunami in Japanese word which means Tsu- harbor and Nami-waves. The main reason for tsunami happen is there is a strong and large wave below ocean that brings Tsunami happen. Therefore, tsunami brings you a lot of damages and can brings also a lot of death.

Asthenosphere Layer

Prediction Map- Plate Boundaries

By making the map I learned that there is three different types of boundaries. There is Divergent Boundary which is when the plate is moving apart. One plate moves to left side and other plate moves to a right side and what effect them is the Ridge.  Convergent Boundary which is when the two plates moves to a same direction and what effect them is Mountain and Trench. Transform Boundary is when the two plates pass through each other in a slide way and what is the effect to happen is the Earthquake.

Mantle Layer

Narrative Video- Tsunami

Tsunami is a mix of Japanese words which Tsu means Harbor and Nami means Waves. The main causes that Tsunami happens mostly because there is a strong and large earthquake below the ocean. Tsunami, also can happen in faults. Fault is a large fractures in the Earth's crust. There is three different kind of faults. Normal Fault which is a fault that the hangingwall moves downwords.  Reverse fault is a fault that the hangingwall moves upwords, and strike-slip fault which is a fault that the surfaces moves horizontally (in a opposite side). Also Tsunamis can happen at a Transform Plate Boundary. Transform Plate Boundary is where plate slide past each other. Tsunami can brings you a lot of damage and can also destroys anything such as buildings and streets.

Critical Thinking Question :)

Do you agree with the theory of plate tectonics? Why or why not?

I agree with the theory of plate tectonics, because says that Earth's crust is divided up into pieces. Some evidences of this theory are earthquakes and volcanoes.The plates move a few centimeters every year.  The scientists have proved that by measured it every year. As the plates move, they create earthquakes. All earthquakes and tsunamis they also cause by the movement of tectonic plates.

Reflection *-*

1. What did you enjoy most about this project and why?

I enjoy mostly everything about this project. First of all because you was able to choose whatever you want to do in this project and I also really like my Narration Video. I really like because I was the narrative of my own video and I was able to put anything I want on it. Thanks a lot to Ms. Kara for she help me doing my video and for me ended up very good my video.

2. What was most challenging for you during this project and why?

 The most challenging for me during this project was doing the quiz when you finish your layers. It was kind of hard because you have to memorize everything for you get a good grade and editing my narrative video was a little challenging for me because it wasn't my first time that I edit a video but how I did by my ownself was a little annoying to fix all the scenes and putting them all together.

3. What new skills did you learn from doing this project?

I actually don't think I gain new skills by doing this project, but it brings me a lot of knowledges about how the world is made of.

4. Is there anything that you could have done to improve any of your work? Explain.

Yes, doing my quiz right after I done my layers, so I will not forget what I did or what I learned!