Scientists found out why the Earth shook for nine days. It was because of a big landslide in East Greenland. A mountainside fell, making a huge wave in a narrow fjord. This caused the ground to shake for a long time.
The landslide was as big as 25 Empire State Buildings. It happened because melting glaciers made the mountain unstable. The wave stayed in the fjord, moving back and forth for nine days. Scientists say climate change is making these events happen more often.
Even though this happened in a faraway place, it worries scientists. They think more events like this could happen because of climate change. This shows how important it is to study and understand these changes. We need to find ways to deal with these risks to keep people safe.
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Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Write down key words from the article on small pieces of paper (e.g. landslide, Greenland, wave, climate change). Have students take turns picking a word and acting it out without speaking, while the others guess which word it is.
– Word Association
Instructions: Choose a word from the article (e.g. landslide) and have students say the first word that comes to their mind related to it. For example, if the word is "landslide," students might say "mountain" or "earthquake."
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, have students take turns summarizing the article to each other. Encourage them to include the main points such as where the event happened, what caused it, and why it is important.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article (e.g. glacier, fjord, scientist) on the board. Have students take turns coming to the board to draw and guess the word without using any letters or numbers.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Divide the class into groups and have them discuss their opinions on the importance of studying climate change. Then, have each group present their opinions to the class and discuss the different viewpoints.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
A big landslide in East Greenland caused the Earth to shake for nine days.
The landslide was as big as 25 Empire State Buildings.
The mountainside fell because melting glaciers made the mountain unstable.
The melting glaciers made the mountain unstable, causing the landslide.
Scientists are worried because they think climate change is making these events happen more frequently.
It is important to study and understand these changes to find ways to keep people safe from similar risks in the future.
Scientists believe we need to find ways to deal with these risks and adapt to the changes caused by climate change to keep people safe.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Scientists found out why the Earth shook for nine days. It was because of a big landslide in East Greenland. A mountainside , a wave in a narrow fjord. This caused the ground to shake for a long . The landslide was as big as 25 State Buildings. It happened because melting made the mountain unstable. The wave stayed in the fjord, moving back and forth for nine days. Scientists say climate is making these events happen more often. Even though this happened in a place, it scientists. They think more events like this could because of climate change. This shows how important it is to study and understand these changes. We need to ways to deal with these risks to keep people .
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a landslide?
2. How would you feel if you saw a mountain fall into the water?
3. Do you like studying about climate change? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important to understand why the Earth shakes?
5. What do you think scientists can do to help keep people safe from landslides?
6. How would you feel if you lived near a place where the ground shook for nine days?
7. Why do you think melting glaciers can make mountains unstable?
8. What is a fjord?
9. Do you think climate change is a big problem? Why or why not?
10. How do you think people can help prevent events like this from happening more often?
11. Why do you think scientists are worried about events like this happening more often?
12. What would you do if you were a scientist studying landslides and earthquakes?
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