The 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake

Complete lesson covering the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake, with a focus on the causes, impacts and factors affecting vulnerability. Lesson includes:

• Do Now - locating Turkey and Syria
• Short video clip
• Timeline of events and student activity on Mercalli Scale and earthquake depth
• Map of the tectonic boundaries and questions
• Think, pair, share activity on vulnerability
• Printable worksheet on factors affecting vulnerability
• Check for learning - correct the mistakes
• Printable worksheet on impacts, with sorting activity and challenge questions
• News article about vulnerability with questions as a challenge task
• Plenary questions