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Curated OER

Pangaea Puzzle

5th - 11th
Pupils explore plate tectonics and the formations of the Earth's surface and why maps are distorted.  In this Earth's surface lesson plan students complete a lab and answer questions. 
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Curated OER

Explosive Ideas: Oregon quarter reverse

4th - 6th
Explore Earth and her amazing layers with this instructional activity on planetary change. Students will research the ways in which Earth's layers cause change. They will complete a "Tectonic Puzzle" and use a worksheet to answer...
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Curated OER

A Moving Experience

6th - 7th
Young scholars visit Time Machine's San Francisco Earthquake Era. They understand how the Earth's layers interact to cause changes in the Earth's surface. They review information about earthquakes and Earth's layers.
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Curated OER

Explosive Ideas!

4th - 6th
Students explore the layers of the Earth and the dynamic changes that they cause on Earth's surface. Volcanoes and earthquakes become the focus of the lesson as the Oregon State quarter and its Crater Lake images are linked to the topic.