Plate tectonics

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Geography Physical processes

This activity introduces students the theory of plate tectonics, the concept that offers an explanation for the movement of continents across hundreds of millions of years.

Pahoehoe lava on Santiago island, Galapagos

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Introduction

Learning objectives

To understand that the earth’s crust is not stable and that it is broken up into plates.
To understand that these plates are constantly moving in different ways.

Students’ outcomes

To identify different types of plate boundaries.
To locate plate boundaries and hotspots.

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