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Year Eight Plate Tectonics Page
http://www.geo-world.org/ks3/year8/plate_tectonics.html
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This site explains the basics of plate tectonics. It was devised for the eighth grade students at Beal High School in the United Kingdom but is suitable for any English speaking middle school student. The site covers sea-floor spreading, subduction, convergent boundaries, collision boundaries, and transform boundaries. The site uses animated illustrations to explain how plate motion causes earthquakes, volcanoes and other orogenic reactions.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Presentation / Demo
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
    • Geophysics
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
copyright jesharpe 2003-2005
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-009-088
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Natural hazards
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
        • Origin and evolution of the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Natural and human-induced hazards
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Environment and society:
      • How physical systems affect human systems
Related resources:
This resource is referenced by 'Geo-World'
http://www.geo-world.org
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Beal High School
Geography