Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Plate Tectonics Quiz
The internal and external processes of Earth are related through the movement of Earth's plates, called Plate Tectonics. Find out how much you know about Plate Tectonics by taking this quiz.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker
This interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey Web site helps you visualize different types of plate tectonic activity and shows the impact this activity has on Earth's surface.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Planet Earth
A series of seven instructional, hour-long videos presenting Earth-science topics such as plate tectonics, oceans, climate changes, natural resources, the Sun, and the future of our planet. Closed captioning option provided for each video.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Great Continental Drift Mystery
A unit on plate tectonics designed for middle school students, this page must be read carefully to find the activities to be done in the class, but it provides a wealth of background for the teacher as well.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Precambrian Continents and Plate Tectonics Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about geological processes that took place during the Precambrian Era. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mesozoic Plate Tectonics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How Pangaea split apart and formed the Atlantic Ocean.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mesozoic Plate Tectonics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How Pangaea split apart and formed the Atlantic Ocean.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Madagascar: What Are Tectonic Plates and How Are They Moving?
This lesson teaches students about tectonic plates, plate boundaries, and their role in earthquakes and volcanoes.
Science Struck
Science Struck: The Divergent Plate Boundary Explained With a Diagram
Explains what tectonic plates are, what a divergent plate boundary is and some facts about them, and gives examples of divergent plate boundaries.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanoes at Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Volcanoes most often occur at plate boundaries.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers convergent plate boundaries where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Divergent Plate Boundaries Study Guide
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcanoes at Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Volcanoes most often occur at plate boundaries.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Ocean Convergent Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers convergent plate boundaries and oceanic plate subduction.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Divergent Plate Boundaries
Covers divergent plate boundaries on land.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Transform Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers transform plate boundaries on land and in the ocean.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Transform Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers transform plate boundaries on land and in the ocean.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Continent Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes convergent plate boundaries where two continental plates come together.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Continent Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes convergent plate boundaries where two continental plates come together.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science for Middle School
This digital textbook covers core earth science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science
This customizable digital textbook covers topics related to fourth-grade science. It is Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Characteristics Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on the characteristics of earthquakes. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Continental Drift Study Guide
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Damage Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on the damage from earthquakes. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.