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The best part about teaching guides is all the great information you can use to inform your class. They infer what type of boundary exists between two tectonic plates. Then, using given information on earthquakes and volcanism they'll determine if their guesses are correct.

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the ring of fire, earthquakes, plate boundaries, plate tectonics, the asthenosphere

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asthenosphere, plate tectonics, ring of fire, plate boundaries, science
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5th - 6th
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Science
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Duration
3 days
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