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Students explore plate tectonics, earthquake faults, and the types of volcanoes. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students identify and describe the earth's interior. Using eggs as models of earth's interior, they demonstrate how the eggs' shells represent tectonic plates and discover how earthquakes occur. They complete worksheets and conduct Internet research while writing a one-page paper on what they investigate. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students examine the process of tectonic plates and why the Mariana Arc is active with volcanoes. They create a model of the Mariana Arc out of clay. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students follow in the footsteps of early scientists as they put the pieces of Pangaea back together and discovered the forces that create the variety of landforms and sea-floor features of our Earth. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students use the Internet to examine earthquakes. They discover the theory of tectonic plates and analyze faults throughout the world. They also examine the science of seismology to explain how earthquakes are measured. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explain that the solid crust of Earth consists of separate plates that ride on a denser, hot, gradually deformable layer of Earth. They watch a demonstration and answer questions relevant to the structure of the earth. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students locate the major volcanoes and earthquake faults on a world map. In groups, they identify the pattern made and examine the relationship between the locations of the faults and volcanoes and tectonic plates. They write a summary and share their thoughts with the class to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students watch "Hawaiian Hot Spots" video and examine the difference between volcanoes cause by shifts in the Earth's plates and those caused by "hot spots". Students then work in pairs to research organisms that live in Hawaiian hot spots and write a story about it to share with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Using the Internet, the students will explore websites and gather information regarding plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes. They use Inspiration to demonstrate their comprehension of the relationship between them and then export that into PowerPoint. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the fossil evidence that is related to the theory of Plate Tectonics or Continental Drift. They participate in fossil digs that simulate matching coastlines. They complete worksheets, make a presentation, and compare the similarities in the coastlines. Full Review »
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