Investigating Seafloor Spreading
Students to use real-world data and the TecRocks Explorer to investigate structures and rock ages on the seafloor. Students connect these data to the theory of seafloor spreading.
ESS2B: PLATE TECTONICS AND LARGE-SCALE SYSTEMS
Hydrothermal Vents - Dive & Discover
Hydrothermal Vents In 1979, scientists in Alvin dove to the Mid-Ocean Ridge in the eastern Pacific. A spectacular sight greeted them. Clouds of what looked like black smoke were billowing from tall chimneys on the ocean floor. Explore vent basics, vents around the world, vent chemistry, boiling points, videos, and…
Density 2.0 - Concord Consortium
The Density Activity is provided as an optional resource. We have not specifically addressed the role of density in plate interactions within the Plate Tectonics module. We encourage you to teach your students about density, though, so that they can better understand why plates interact as they do. You can use the provided one-page Density activity, or you can use the resources that you've used in the past, or you can use a combination of the two.
Plate Tectonics - Concord Consortium
The Plate Tectonics module "What will Earth look like in 500 million years?" helps students build a systems view of plate tectonics through focused case studies and interactions with the Seismic Explorer and Tectonic Explorer models.
The Geological Society
An online resource from the Geological Society, aimed at students aged 14 - 16. Learn how the theory of plate tectonics has developed, what happens at different plate margins, and the tectonic history of the UK.
Age of the Earth's Lithosphere for Google Earth
Google Earth .kmz file
Plate Movement - 200 Million Years Ago to Today - Science On a Sphere
Speed or slow the process, have student notice plate speed through vectors, age of seafloor, etc