Plate Tectonics
Move the Earth's crust at various locations to observe the effects of the motion of the tectonic plates, including volcanic eruptions. Information about each of the major types of plate boundaries is shown, along with their locations on Earth.
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Move the Earth's crust at various locations to observe the effects of the motion of the tectonic plates, including volcanic eruptions. Information about each of the major types of plate boundaries is shown, along with their locations on Earth.
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Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno: Tecto´nica de Placas
Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno en español.
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Vocabulario: Tecto´nica de Placas
Vocabulario en español.
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Seat Work for Whole Class Instruction - Plate Tectonics
This is a customized student exploration sheet to be used as “seat work” when the Gizmo is presented for ... (more)whole class instruction. Suggestion: Review the Gizmo’s Teacher Guide and original Student Exploration Sheet to determine which parts of the Gizmo lesson need to be modeled by the teacher.
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3 page lesson with conclusion & wrap-up
I squeezed this Gizmo in to three pages, and added a conclusion asking students to summarize the 4 kinds ... (more)of plate motion. I updated the names of the boundaries to include those used in the new text books (subsidence zones aka convergent boundaries) and I gave an explanation for "birds-eye" view.
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What's the big idea?
Use this GIZMO to help students make sense of current events. In the last ten years, the world has seen t... (more)he power of plate tectonics in the form of powerful earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and newly discovered hydrothermal vents. Connect all of these major geological phenomena in 1 lesson.
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Great Gizmo for understanding how plates move
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Great Activity to clear up misconceptions
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