Plate Tectonics: The Way the Earth Works - For Grades 6-8 - Softcover

Cuff, Kevin; Carmichael, Ian; Willard, Carolyn

 
9780924886607: Plate Tectonics: The Way the Earth Works - For Grades 6-8

Synopsis

Students travel around the world to investigate evidence for the theory of plate tectonics. Through constructing classroom models of erupting volcanoes, strike-slip faults, rock layers, and submerged mountaint ranges, students are able to compare geological phenomena and structures in Hawaii, California, Iceland, Japan, and Nepal. This complete guide includes all the background information necessary for the teacher and utilizes inexpensive and readily available materials.

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About the Author

Kevin Cuff has been an educator at the Lawrence Hall of Science for many years, and has contributed to a number of GEMS earth-science guides. He was the primary author on Stories in Stone which has sold 15,000 copies since 1995.

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