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Mount Everest and the Appalachian Mountains are just two features that formed from converging plates. Watch a video that explains and models this phenomenon.
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Instructional Ideas
- Research the major converging plates on Earth and where they are located
- Preview the video and create a worksheet that learners complete as they watch
- Use as an introduction to converging plate boundaries in a plate tectonics unit
Classroom Considerations
- Best suited for an elementary science classroom
- Resource is the 11th video in a series of 26
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Speaker is very enthusiastic
- Offers models and images that help viewers better understand the concept under study
Cons
- Very similar to another video in the series