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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Mapping Quake Risk

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use GIS to observe worldwide patterns of earthquakes and volcanoes and analyze the relationships of those patterns to tectonic plate boundaries. Then they identify cities at risk.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Mantle Convection and Earth's Features

For Students 6th - 8th
A resource to help understand that the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates is caused by convection. The plates' movements cause geologic features on the Earth's surface.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanoes at Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Volcanoes most often occur at plate boundaries.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanoes at Plate Boundaries

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Volcanoes most often occur at plate boundaries.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers convergent plate boundaries where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Divergent Plate Boundaries Study Guide

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

Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Ocean Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers convergent plate boundaries and oceanic plate subduction.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Continent Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes convergent plate boundaries where two continental plates come together.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Continent Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes convergent plate boundaries where two continental plates come together.
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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.
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Other

Pangea: Alfred L. Wegener Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Two biographies of Wegener and his work including his theory on how raindrops form.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Divergent Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers divergent plate boundaries on land.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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Purdue University

Purdue University: San Francisco Bay Area Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use geologic fault maps of the San Francisco Bay Area to find relationships between tectonic plate fault lines and landscape features, topographic features, and epicenters of past earthquakes.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Finding Fault

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage describe different active tectonic plates around the globe. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Independence vs. Dependence: Geological Stresses

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An animation to illustrate the effects that different tectonic stresses have on rocks. Also included on the site is a short quiz over tension and compression.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Earthquakes

For Students 6th - 8th
A quick, introductory lesson about how earthquakes happen, and what impact these natural events have on life.
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Earthquake Machine: Basic One Block & Simple Graph Animated

For Students 9th - 10th
Animation of the single-block "Earthquake Machine" model shows how "Forces, Faults, and Friction" interact. [0:16]
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Other

University of Wisconsin Green Bay: Faults and Earthquakes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is primarily set up as an outline and is loaded with graphs, maps, and images. It covers a variety of earthquake-related topics, such as what causes earthquakes, fault lines and structures, seismology, a historical look at...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Transform Boundary: Definition and Useful Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a transform boundary is and gives examples of well-known faults of this type.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: A Data Rich Exercise for Discovering Plate Boundary Processes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article in the Journal of Geoscience Education describes a classroom exercise based on four world maps containing earthquake, volcano, topographical and seafloor age data. Learners participate in this exercise by using a "jigsaw"...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Transform Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers transform plate boundaries on land and in the ocean.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Transform Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers transform plate boundaries on land and in the ocean.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Actions at Plate Boundaries

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will allow the students to understand the cause and effects of plates interactions. The students will learn that plate boundaries function as a release for much of the Earth's potential energy. The students will be able to...
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Interactive
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Basin Range Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map of the Basin and Range Province reveals earthquakes, faults, hazards, volcanoes, mines, and National Parks.

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