plate tectonics

This unit, Earth’s Changing Surface, focuses on our restless planet. Topics include plate tectonic theory, technological evidence/advances that have furthered knowledge of this theory, natural hazards associated with plate tectonics, and resources and landforms that result from tectonic forces...

Students analyze (compare, contrast, infer, apply prior knowledge) and research both New England and another pre-selected world region on which to write an analysis paper. 

Students will select two images that represent examples of weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics anywhere in the world, and use evidence from these features to model and provide a written explanation of their formation through a comic book. 

In this task, students will play the role of a risk assessor for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Their job is to figure out if their local region is at risk of a devastating earthquake or volcano and to write a risk assessment document for their locality. In order to understand...