CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Earth Science Concepts for Middle School
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based, multi-media textbook covering a wide variety of Earth science concepts for middle grades.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Mountain Building
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How mountains are formed as a result of plate tectonic processes.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Supercontinent Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The history of plate tectonics past and future.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Mountain Building
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How mountains are formed as a result of plate tectonic processes.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Tectonic Plate Motions
Earth's tectonic plates and how they move. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Tectonic Plates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Earth's tectonic plates and how they move.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquakes at Convergent Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why convergent plate boundaries cause massive earthquakes.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Divergent Plate Boundaries in the Oceans
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers divergent plate boundaries in the ocean and on land.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Divergent Plate Boundaries in the Oceans
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers divergent plate boundaries in the ocean and on land.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquakes at Convergent Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why convergent plate boundaries cause massive earthquakes.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Earth Science Education Activities: Prof. Larry Braile
A lesson plan collection covering plate tectonics, with some structural geology and planetary science projects. The PDF files include activities, hand outs, maps, and directions for building a simple seismometer and seismograph. Also...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Analyzing Plate Motion Using Earth Scope Gps Data
In this chapter, you will access Global Positioning System (GPS) data from the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) and analyze the data in a spreadsheet to measure the motion of GPS stations in the Pacific Northwest. From your analyses, you...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Earth Sciences: Move Mountains
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the science experiements straight to your fingertips. Learn about tectonic plates will Bill Nye as you take part in this interactive lesson and help make learning permanent!
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: A Model of Three Faults
In this lesson plan, students learn about the different kinds of faults and plate boundaries and where they can be found. They research and report on the faults that are present in their state. They are also asked to develop models of...
PBS
Pbs: A Science Odyssey
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
Math Science Nucleus
I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Magma Composition, Volcanic Landforms, Hot Springs, Geysers Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides a brief overview of plate tectonic processes. Includes a labeled illustration, images, and a few questions to check understanding.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Plate Tectonics Quiz
The internal and external processes of Earth are related through the movement of Earth's plates, called Plate Tectonics. Find out how much you know about Plate Tectonics by taking this quiz.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker
This interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey Web site helps you visualize different types of plate tectonic activity and shows the impact this activity has on Earth's surface.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Planet Earth
A series of seven instructional, hour-long videos presenting Earth-science topics such as plate tectonics, oceans, climate changes, natural resources, the Sun, and the future of our planet. Closed captioning option provided for each video.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Great Continental Drift Mystery
A unit on plate tectonics designed for middle school students, this page must be read carefully to find the activities to be done in the class, but it provides a wealth of background for the teacher as well.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Precambrian Continents and Plate Tectonics Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about geological processes that took place during the Precambrian Era. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Mesozoic Plate Tectonics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How Pangaea split apart and formed the Atlantic Ocean.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Mesozoic Plate Tectonics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How Pangaea split apart and formed the Atlantic Ocean.