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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Mapping Vertical Movements

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using flubber and plastic wrap, students study the Earth's crust and mantle.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Earth at Work

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS provides a description of the mechanisms behind the plate movements, types of movements, and the resulting earthquakes, faults, and images and animations of several of the topics presented.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Evidence for Internal Earth Structure and Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level research information describes how the movement of Earth's interior causes seismic wave activity.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Uncovering Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this investigation, middle schoolers will be given an opportunity to make the connection between plate boundary movement and the topographic features of the earth.
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Other

University of Delaware: Plate Tectonics

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is a very simple overview of plate tectonics. It includes a map of all the major plates and a diagram of the layers of the earth.
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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Foldable Fault Blocks [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will create three-dimensional (3-D) blocks out of paper to learn about the types of faulting that occur at the Earth's surface and its interior. Students will manipulate three fault blocks to demonstrate a normal...
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Indiana University

Indiana University: Evolution of Continents and Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
A course lecture on how the Earth's geological features have evolved through the movements of tectonic plates. Explains the different types of plate boundaries and how they manifest in geological formations. Also describes the structure...
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: The San Andreas Fault

For Students 9th - 10th
A great overall site that tells us about the San Andreas fault, where it is and what kind of movements have occurred. It then goes on to talk about earthquakes in general and their occurrences along fault lines.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Mountains Are Formed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how mountains are formed. Concepts include the composition and structure of the Earth's tectonic plates and tectonic plate boundaries, with an emphasis on plate convergence as it relates to mountain formation....
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Other

Bc Open Textbooks: Physical Geology: Regional Metamorphism

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the regional metamorphic zones in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the geological processes that caused them to form. Regional metamorphism happens deep within the Earth's crust and eventually, the buried rocks are exposed, usually due...