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Pbs Learning Media: Tectonic Plates and Plate Boundaries InteractivePbs Learning Media: Tectonic Plates and Plate Boundaries Interactive
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PBS
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Interactives
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For Administrator Use
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Lexile Measures
1280L
Interactive

Pbs Learning Media: Tectonic Plates and Plate Boundaries

Curated by ACT

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, divergent, and transform boundaries.

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Concepts

convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, plate boundaries, plate tectonics, transform boundaries

Additional Tags

plate, tectonic plates, pbs learningmedia: tectonic plates and plate boundaries, teachers' domain, wgbh

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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