CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Intraplate Activity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers volcanic activity occurrence within oceanic and continental plates.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Intraplate Activity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers volcanic activity occurrence within oceanic and continental plates.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Intraplate Earthquakes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why intraplate earthquakes occur away from plate boundaries.
Extreme Science
Extreme Science: World Records in Earth Science
What is the highest elevation on earth? How about the driest place on earth? Do you know where the greatest earthquake took place? Let Extreme Science take you to these places and other extreme places around the world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Magma Composition, Volcanic Landforms, Hot Springs, Geysers Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides a brief overview of plate tectonic processes. Includes a labeled illustration, images, and a few questions to check understanding.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Analyzing Plate Motion Using Earth Scope Gps Data
In this chapter, you will access Global Positioning System (GPS) data from the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) and analyze the data in a spreadsheet to measure the motion of GPS stations in the Pacific Northwest. From your analyses, you...
Math Science Nucleus
I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
Other
Nasa: Iss Earth Kam
Students get a whole new perspective of the world through images obtained from the International Space Station. Students can even request images to be taken through ISS EarthKAM. Activities and educator guides are provided.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Mountain Building
In this interactive tutorial you will learn how pressure creates stress and strain on rocks. Learn how different types of strain are produced by different plate tectonic settings, and explore the different types of mountain ranges and...
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.
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.
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Fairly Simple Geology Exercises
A collection of geology exercises which include relevant background information, complete instructions, student handouts, and answer keys. Topics include rock and mineral identification, Bowen's reaction series, crystal models,...
Extreme Science
Extreme Science: How Old Is the Earth?
We say Earth is 4.6 billion years old, but how do we know? How do we measure its age? This article focuses on these questions and how long life has been on Earth.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Seychelles: Earthquakes and Effects
Students learn about what happens inside the Earth to cause an earthquake, how earthquakes are measured, their impact on the surface, and safety precautions to take during an earthquake.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Magnetic Evidence for Seafloor Spreading
How magnetic reversals on the seafloor provide evidence for seafloor spreading. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Magnetic Evidence for Seafloor Spreading
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How magnetic reversals on the seafloor provide evidence for seafloor spreading.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Volcano Characteristics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What volcanoes are and where they are located.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How groundwater can be polluted.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Actions at Plate Boundaries
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...
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Found: A Missing Tectonic Plate
Scientists recently discovered a missing tectonic plate known as the Farallon plate beneath California. This article explains what the Farallon plate is, as well as the significance of its discovery.