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Plate Tectonics Cycle — Sixth Grade
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Plate Tectonics Cycle — Sixth Grade

Collector: Alex H.
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Four resources make up a collection that breaks down each part of the plate tectonic cycle, developed by Math/Science Nucleus. With pre- and post-labs, discussion topics, and writing assignments, sixth graders take on a hands-on approach to understanding the Plate Tectonics Cycle.

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Concepts

continental drift, disasters, earthquakes, environmental hazards, faults, lava, natural disasters, plate boundaries, plate tectonics, relief maps, seismic waves, the earth's crust, volcano types, volcanoes, wave energy, cinder cones, convergent boundaries, craters, divergent boundaries, magma, p waves, s waves, seismographs, seismology, transform boundaries, volcanic eruptions, wavelength, earth's inner core, the earth's mantle, the earth's outer core, wave crests

Resource Details

Grade
6th
Subjects
Science
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Units

Collection Items

    Volcanoes: Sixth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

    Volcanoes: Sixth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

    Unit Plan
    Earthquakes: Sixth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

    Earthquakes: Sixth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

    Unit Plan
    Plate Tectonics: Sixth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

    Plate Tectonics: Sixth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

    Unit Plan
    Hazards: Sixth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

    Hazards: Sixth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

    Unit Plan
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