Details
| Type of Product: |
Science Object |
| Publication Title: |
Plate Tectonics |
| Publication Date: |
11/1/2006 |
| Grade Level: |
Elementary School, Middle School, High School |
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Description
Science Objects are two hour on-line interactive inquiry-based content modules that help teachers better understand the science content they teach. This Science Object is the fourth of five Science Objects in the Plate Tectonic SciPack. It identifies the events that may occur and landscapes that form as a result of different plate interactions. The areas along plate margins are active. Plates pushing against one another can cause earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain formation, and very deep ocean trenches. Plates pulling apart from one another can cause smaller earthquakes, magma rising to the surface, volcanoes, and oceanic valleys and mountains from sea-floor spreading. Plates sliding past one another can cause earthquakes and rock deformation.
Ideas For Use
Science Objects are two hour learning experiences teachers can use to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept. Teachers can access any topic “on demand” from the Internet. Topics are based on the science literacy goals in the national standards (NSES, Science for All Americans, Benchmarks, and the Atlas of Scientific Literacy) and tied to state standards.
Each Science Object provides an understanding of the science content by providing a structured set of learning experiences through simulations and practice assessments. Science Objects challenge teachers to explore and explain real world phenomena and are founded on the principle that learners must be challenged with a problem, observation, data, etc., in order to develop scientific understanding. Science Objects utilize the five phases of inquiry-based learning: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate.
Learning Outcomes:
Plate Tectonics: Consequences of Plate Interactions
- Explain why volcanoes and earthquakes occur along plate boundaries.
- Explain how new sea floor is created and destroyed.
- Describe features that may be seen on the surface as a result of plate interactions.
Additional Info
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Science Discipline:
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Crustal deformation
Earthquakes
Mountain building
Plate tectonics
Volcanoes
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| Intended User Role: | Elementary-Level Educator, High-School Educator, Middle-Level Educator, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Inquiry learning, Professional development, Teacher content knowledge |
Technical
| Resource Format: | application/x-shockwave-flash, audio/mp3, image/gif, image/jpeg, text/html, video/quicktime |
| Installation Remarks: | Run the Science Objects System Check to ensure that your system is capable of viewing the simulations: http://ecommerce2.nsta.org/system_check/ |
| Requirements: | Requires Macromedia Flash Player and Apple Quicktime Player |
National Standards Correlation
This resource has 6 correlations with the National Standards.
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- Earth Science
- Structure of the earth system
- Major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, result from the motions of lithospheric plates.
- Land forms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces.
- Constructive forces include crustal deformation, volcanic eruption, and deposition of sediment.
- Process Standards for Professional Development
- Research-Based
- Address teachers' needs as learners and build on their current knowledge of science content, teaching, and learning. (NSES)
- Design
- Introduce teachers to scientific literature, media, and technological resources that expand their science knowledge and their ability to access further knowledge. (NSES)
- Learning
- Build on the teacher's current science understanding, ability, and attitudes. (NSES)
State Standards Correlation
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