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Plate Tectonics, Years 7–10
Students explore tectonic plate boundaries on a 3D globe, overlay historical earthquakes and volcanoes, inspect measured GPS motion and can compare recent earthquake activity with the longer-term tectonic pattern. The full interactive is available to licensed Education Universe users.
Years 7–10Explorer
Learning outcomes
- Identify the main tectonic plates and boundary types.
- Relate the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes to plate boundaries.
- Describe evidence that plates are moving.
Teaching guidance
Ask students to predict where earthquakes cluster before switching on the overlay, then explain the pattern.
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