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Learners use the Internet to investigate earthquakes and plate tectonics. In this plate tectonics lesson, students complete a web quest with multiple links and activity types relating to earthquakes and volcanoes. They connect the earthquake and volcano activity worldwide with plate boundaries.

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earthquakes, plate tectonics, seismology, the earth

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earth, earthquakes, mercalli, plate tectonics, richter, seismic activity, science
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6th - 12th
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Science
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