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- 6th - 10th
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Students explore current plate tectonic theory, use the U.S. Geological Survey website to identify and map locations of the 10 largest quakes over a 10 year period and track current quakes for a one week period. 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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift and how the continents were connected in one large land mass called Pangaea. They examine plate tectonics and the theory that the earth's surface is composed of large moving plates. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students analyze the theory of plate tectonics and create a project which demonstrates the idea of mobile continents. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research Alfred Wegener and his theory of Plate Tectonics. They explore his theories of the seven continents by creating Pangaea with a jigsaw puzzle. They identify what causes the plates to shift and move and why this occurs. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore a brief introduction to the concept of plate tectonics. They investigate that the outer surface of the earth is divided into a number of separate plates made up of the crust plus a bit of the mantle below. Students comprehend, when mixed with other ingredients, that volcanoes, earthquakes and such are key factors this this mixture produces. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students explore the theory of Plate Tectonics. They participate in a simulation in which they re-enact the debate over Plate Tectonics vs. traditional beliefs of stationary continents that were widely accepted during the 1800's and early 1900's. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students investigate the four different ways tectonic plates interact at their boundaries. Using simple available materials, they create models to simulate these interactions present at plate boundaries. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students are introduced to the causes of plate movements and the hazards they present. They plot the location of 50 earthquakes and 50 volcanic eruptions on a map and explore the relationships between plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes. In the final activity, they test the effect of volcanic gases on the growth of plants. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students list the continents, and describe plate tectonics using words and pictures. They explore the possible causes and effects of continental drifting. Using snack cakes or graham crackers with frosting, students participate in activities to examine plate tectonics. Full Review »
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