Musical Plates: A Study of Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/musicalplates3/en/index.shtml

Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education


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.

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DLESE

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities
Special Interest: Real-Time Data
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12)
Ready for Use: Ready to Use
Use: Enabling Student Investigation:Analyze published data, Illustrating concepts and ideas
Earth System Topics: Solid Earth:Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics
Theme: Teach the Earth:Teaching Environments:Intro Geoscience, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Structural Geology