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Serc: Musical Plates: A Study of Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Lesson PlanSerc: Musical Plates: A Study of Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Lesson Plan
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
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Serc: Musical Plates: A Study of Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics

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Four part lab activity involves young scholars using real-time data to solve a problem, study the correlation between earthquakes and tectonic plates, and determine whether or not there is a relationship between volcanoes and plate boundaries.

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plate boundaries, volcanoes, plate tectonics

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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