Learning Exercise

Tutorial Review for Plate Tectonic Processes

Self-guided review for Plate Tectonic Unit

Course: Intro to Earth Science/geology

Material:: Tutorial on Plate Tectonic Processes
Date last modified:: June 27, 2005
Created by:: Robin Ryburn
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Tutorial on Plate Tectonic Processes

Web site about plate tectonic processes. Contains links, animations, and ablility to change levels of difficulty, also... see more

Material Type:: Tutorial
Author:: University of Michigan/UCAR

Exercise

Have students log on to web page read through tutorial. Remind students to
click on all links relating to plate tectonics. This may be used as a review
for
a unit or an in class assignment to aid ESL and low-level learners.

Disciplines

Science and Technology / Geoscience

Audience

Requirements

prior knowledge of commonn plate tectonic process, ie.. convergence, subduction, and faulting.

Topics

Lithospheric movements at plate boundaries, including subduction, spreading zones, transform fault boundaries.

Type of Task

Learning Objectives

Plate tectonics operating over geologic time; types of boundaries, and features of the ocean floor provides evidence of plate tectonics