|Musical Plates: A Study of Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics|
This on-line project is part of the Center for Improved
Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) program. As they
complete this series of lessons, students will use real-time
data to solve a problem, study the correlation between
earthquakes and tectonic plates, and determine whether or not
there is a relationship between volcanoes and plate boundaries.
Musical Plates has four Core Activities that will teach students
how to access and interpret real-time earthquake and volcano
data and to how use the information to solve a real-world
problem. Each of the core activities is designed to be used in a
45-minute class period. This unit also has three enrichment
lessons and a final project lesson that can also be used for
assessment. Intended for grade levels: Type of resource: No
specific technical requirements, just a browser required Cost /
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