Mt. Everest Unit Lessons

LESSON 1: What causes Mt. Everest to move in different ways?

LESSON 2: How are patterns in earthquakes similar or different in locations around the world?

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LESSON 3: Why do earthquakes happen in specific patterns around the world?

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LESSON 4: What are plates?

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LESSON 5: What is below Earth’s plates?

LESSON 6: How are the plates moving?

LESSON 7: "How much have the plates moved near Mt. Everest?

LESSON 8: "How does plate movement explain movement at Mt. Everest and other places in the world?"

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LESSON 9: "Why do volcanoes form in some places? "

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LESSON 10: "How do the mantle and plates interact to explain earthquakes and landforms at locations on Earth’s surface? "

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LESSON 11: "How could a fossil get to the top of Mt. Everest?"

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LESSON 12: "How do fossils form?"

LESSON 13: "Why is there so little ancient seafloor left on the top of Mt. Everest?"

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LESSON 14: "How did a marine fossil get to the top of Mt. Everest? "