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Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Understanding Plate Motions

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Geological Survey provides descriptions and illustrations for the plate boundaries of the Earth's surface.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Hawaiian Islands: Volcano Ages, Hotspots and Plate Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The ages of volcanic rocks are used to investigate speed of motion of the Pacific plate, to analyze the distinctive bend in the chain, and to consider the age data in the context of a hotspot model of formation.