| Description: | This electronic publication about plate tectonics features online resources that were hand-picked for middle school teachers. The resources are organized into three sets: background information (for teachers and students), activities (single-day and multiple-day), and animations. National Science Education Standards related to plate tectonics are also provided. Each resource set begins with a discussion of its strengths. For example, students work with models and data in the activities, many of which are discovery-oriented. Teaching tips and usage suggestions are offered in the set introductions and in the descriptions of individual resources. Together, the resources address topics such as the development of the plate tectonics theory and the types of plate boundaries and their locations. The resources come from collections in the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). Links are provided to the original collections and to catalog records describing each resource. Copyright 2005 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse |
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