Plate Tectonics

GEOLOGY: PLATE TECTONICS 

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html

PLATE TECTONICS ACTIVITY - This activity lets you move tectonic plates. Pull the plates apart and push 

them together and watch what happens to the Earth. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/#

LAYERS OF THE EARTH GAME http://www.purposegames.com/game/1364

PLATE BOUNDARY GAME - Can you identify all of the plate boundaries in the fastest time? http://www.purposegames.com/game/1806

THIS DYNAMIC EARTH - Online story of plate tectonics. http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html

PLATE TECTONICS - Five simple lessons on plate tectonics. http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/jh/earth/platetectonics/index.html

TECTONICS HANGMAN http://www.studystack.com/hangman-3276

TECTONICS MATCHING GAME http://www.studystack.com/matching-3276

SAVAGE EARTH! Great visual demos of plate boundary movements and how they affect the earth! http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/hellscrust/index.html

EARTH'S LAYERS CHALLENGE - Can you label all the layers of the earth? http://www.webducate.net/dragster2/examples/earth_structure/

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW - In visuals, explanations, animations, and more! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Continents.shtml

Earth's Structure Info http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/structure.html

ANIMATED PLATE MOVEMENTS - Here you can observe animations on how the plates move (convergent, divergent, and transform). http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0804/es0804page01.cfm?chapter_no=08

SCIENCTIST DRILL THROUGH EARTH'S CRUST, CLOSE TO REACHING THE MANTLE! 

Article from 2005: http://www.livescience.com/technology/050407_earth_drill.html

PLATE TECTONICS QUIZ - Try this online quiz. Do you know about Plate Tectonics? http://www.quia.com/rr/81467.html

PANGEA http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/pangaea-present-lesson-2

EARTH'S INTERIOR HANGMAN REVIEW GAME http://www.quia.com/hm/146352.html

EARTH'S INTERIOR MATCHING REVIEW GAME http://www.quia.com/mc/462385.html

EARTH'S INTERIOR ORDER GAME - Nice way to review the order of earth's interior. http://www.quia.com/rd/29106.html

PLATE TECTONICS MILLIONAIRE REVIEW GAME http://www.quia.com/rr/81198.html

PLATE TECTONICS FLASH CARD REVIEW http://www.quia.com/jfc/462392.html

PLATE TECTONICS MATCHING GAME http://www.quia.com/mc/462392.html

EARTH QUIZ - VERY nice review of the information we've learned in this unit. http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=34927707&AP_activityType=3&AP_urlId=284995&AP_continuePlay=true284995

PLATE TECTONICS MILLIONAIRE REVIEW GAME II http://www.quia.com/rr/72578.html

PLATE TECTONICS MATCHING REVIEW QUIZ http://www.quia.com/mc/770979.html

PLATE TECTONICS FLASHCARD REVIEW http://www.quia.com/jfc/770979.html

MOVE THE CONTINENTS - Click and drag any continent to a new location. They can also be rotated with the rotation 

wheel. The Pangaea On button turns on an underlayer that outlines the ancient continent of Pangaea. 

The Reset to Modern Day will reset all the continents to their present day locations. http://www.geo.cornell.edu/hawaii/220/PRI/continental_puzzle.html

DYNAMIC EARTH INTERACTIVE https://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/continentsovertime/

PANGAEA ANIMATION - This animation shows the motions of the continents during the last 200 million years as you 

drag your mouse over the globe. Watch the Caribbean evolve, especially the northernmost part of South America. 

Watch India move forward towards Asia, leaving behind the 90E Ridge hot spot track.   http://www.scotese.com/pangeanim.htm

HOW WE VIEW EARTH FROM ABOVE - How can getting farther away from Earth help us see it clearer? http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/esu101/esu101page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation

HOW DO YOU WE KNOW - How do we know about Earth's layers deep within the earth? http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0402/es0402page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation

THE EARTH SYSTEMS - What are the different earth systems and how are they interacting? http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0103/es0103page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation

ALFRED WEGENER! - A fun video music review of Alfred's Wegener contribution to Science: Plate Tectonics! 

"Alfred Wegener you are a crazy, crazy man." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1-cES1Ekto

MR. SERBIAN'S PLATE TECTONICS VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCpeF1ZJ7_M

PLATE TECTONIC GAME SHOW http://www.heritagekids.info/school/Science/Plate%20Tectonic%20Game%20Show%20Flash.html

HOW DEEP CAN WE DIG? - Nice video by a young guy who gives you the answers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkD_1MAgcgE

GREATEST DISCOVERIES WITH BILL NYE - This BRIEF video is about Earth's Core https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCeSP8bqY1w

ANIMATED STORY OF ALFRED WEGENER http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/animated-life-pangea

KHAN ACADEMY SEISMIC WAVES - Very good explanation from Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic/seismic-waves-tutorial/v/seismic-waves

PANGEA POP UP VIDEO - From Ted Ed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-vNSqUy0l4#t=158

CONTINENTS ARE DRIFTING - From Village B

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AYExSMgr_yFRBhp9YFQxjjMiRk_jxrpk/view?usp=sharing

Do you have anymore great Earth's Structure links? Send me an email and let me know. I just might add yours to this web page