Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's a Gas! Or is it?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils describe the effects of temperature and pressure on solubility of gases and other materials.  For this investigative lesson students read an article and answer questions about it. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Forces Inside the Earth

For Students 7th - 12th
In this faults worksheet, students identify the three types of faults and the characteristics that define a normal fault, reverse fault, and a strike-slip fault. This worksheet has 3 fill in the blank and 3 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living With the Heat: The Ring of Fire

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the planet Earth's infamous ring of fire and the life that thrives from it.  In this ocean environment lesson, students investigate hydrothermal vents and how organisms thrive off their heat.  Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's a Gas! Or is it?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars discover the principles of solubility and phase state and their influence on chemical phenomena observed around deep-sea volcanoes. They describe the effect of temperature and pressure on solubility of gasses and solid...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Big Balancing Act

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe chemical changes occurring in hydrothermal circulation systems. They make inferences about the significance of these systems to ocean chemical balance compared to terrestrial runoff.
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Curated OER

Brain POP - Volcano

For Students 6th - 8th
In this volcano worksheet, students complete 15 fill in the blank questions on the basics of volcano structure and volcano trivia.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Tectonic Plates and Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity adapted from NASA features world maps that identify different sections of the Earth's crust called tectonic plates. The locations of different types of plate boundaries are also identified, including convergent,...
Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Earth Science: Plate Tectonics Ii: Plate Boundaries and Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on plate tectonics. Discussion includes plates, plate boundaries, and driving forces. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquakes at Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why convergent plate boundaries cause massive earthquakes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers convergent plate boundaries where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanoes at Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Volcanoes most often occur at plate boundaries.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanoes at Plate Boundaries

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Volcanoes most often occur at plate boundaries.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Theory of Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed discussion of plate tectonics. Looks at continental drift, types of tectonic plates and plate boundaries, and primary and secondary tectonic plates.
Website
PBS

A Science Odyssey: You Try It: Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
Using your computer mouse you can simulate transforming, collisional, divergent and convergent plate boundaries. Descriptions of each plate boundary are also available.
Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Understanding Plate Motions

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Geological Survey provides descriptions and illustrations for the plate boundaries of the Earth's surface.
Website
Other

Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A suite of lessons focusing on finding the fossil evidence for lithospheric plate tectonics. Inquiry-based exploration of plate tectonics evidence includes fossil distribution, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson you will learn about the theory of plate tectonics and the three types of plate boundaries that are responsible for Earth's geologic features.
Lesson Plan
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....
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Convergent Plate Boundaries Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about convergence at plate boundaries. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers convergent plate boundaries where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Continent Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes convergent plate boundaries where two continental plates come together.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Continent Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes convergent plate boundaries where two continental plates come together.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquakes at Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why convergent plate boundaries cause massive earthquakes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Ocean Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers convergent plate boundaries and oceanic plate subduction.