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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom Astronomy: The Earth's Atmosphere

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site provides information on the Earth's atmosphere as well as offers additional information about Earth.
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Other

This Old Earth: Geology Online: Paleomagnetism and Continental Drift

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses discoveries that laid the foundation for scientists' understanding of paleomagnetism, continental drift, and magnetic reversals.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Theory of Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed discussion of plate tectonics. Looks at continental drift, types of tectonic plates and plate boundaries, and primary and secondary tectonic plates.
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Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Volcanos

For Students 1st - 5th
Great resource for learning all about tornadoes. Find out how they are formed, how they erupt, the different types, and notable volcanic eruptions. Also includes safety tips, animations, and activities.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How North America Got Its Shape

For Students 9th - 10th
Peter J. Haproff explains how it took millions of years and some incredible plate tectonics to forge the continent we know today. [4:57]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers seafloor spreading and the mechanism for continental drift.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers seafloor spreading and the mechanism for continental drift.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Wegener and the Continental Drift Hypothesis

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift was refined.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Magnetic Polarity Evidence for Continental Drift

For Students 9th - 10th
How magnetic polarity provided more evidence for moving continents.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Continental Drift

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes Wegener's continental drift hypothesis and his evidence for it.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Bathymetric Evidence for Seafloor Spreading

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes features of the seafloor and how they are mapped by echo sounding. It touches upon the continental margin as well.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Alfred Wegener and Harry Hess

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know the continents on Earth are in constant motion? Our knowledge of this is thanks to both Alfred Wegener and Harry Hess. This article discusses the work of these two scientists.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Continental Drift Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on continental drift. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide. Part I of II.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Continental Drift Part Ii Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on continental drift. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide. Part II of II.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Continental Drift: What's the Big Idea?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students learn how the theory that explains the position of Earth's continents was established and later modified.
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Website
Other

Rockhounding Arkansas: Your Fault, My Fault, and the New Madrid Fault

For Students 9th - 10th
Text and diagrams regarding tectonic forces, the new Madrid Fault, and earthquakes.
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Website
Other

The Geography Site

For Students 9th - 10th
The Geography Site offers many links for your geography research. Links offered are to physical geography, human geography, environment, online lessons, and much more.
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Other

Moorland School: Earth Science Zone: Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
A webpage explaining the main features of plate tectonics. Understand what evidence exists for plate tectonics and the theory of Pangea. Also learn about the different types of boundaries. The end of the webpage includes more links that...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pangea

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a basic definition for what the Pangea was.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Earth's Plates

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the theory of plate tectonics. Continental drift theory and Pangaea are also discussed.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Continental Drift Theory

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introductory lesson on the continental drift theory.
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Other

University of Delaware: Plate Tectonics

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is a very simple overview of plate tectonics. It includes a map of all the major plates and a diagram of the layers of the earth.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Major Domains of the Earth Lithosphere

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn about the lithosphere, the different types, continental drift, and the major plates.
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Other

Pole Shift Forum: Polar Wandering

For Students 9th - 10th
Based on paleoclimatic and paleomagnetic evidence, to geologists, the words 'polar wandering' have two distinctly different meanings.