Investigating Plate Tectonics: Earth and Space Science (Science Readers) - Softcover

Greg Young

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743905598 ISBN 13: 9780743905596

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials, 2007

Synopsis

In this adventurous title, readers learn all about plate tectonics! A brief history of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift introduces readers to the development of plate tectonics and how it helped form the Earth we know today. Through colorful images, helpful charts and graphs, and easy-to-read text, readers will discover such fascinating topics as magnetic pole reversal, divergent and convergent plate boundaries, the ocean-continental division, and the San Andreas Fault. A captivating lab activity is featured to encourage children to further explore geology!

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Edition details

• Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743905598
• ISBN 13: 9780743905596
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32