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New Zealand Subduction Zone Model

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Students explore world geography by creating a model in class. In this tectonic plate lesson, students identify diagrams which discuss the tectonic plates in New Zealand and how they affect everyday life. Students utilize cardboard, construction paper and foam to create their own plate tectonic model based on New Zealand.

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earthquakes, plate tectonics

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earthquakes, new zealand geography, plate tectonic model, plate tectonics, science
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Grade
5th - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
2 hrs
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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