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- 60-75 min
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Lesson Description
Investigate plate margins, explore surface features and model plate boundaries as you traverse the globe with Orby, an interplanetary explorer who is fascinated by Earth's unique surface.
Central Question
How does convection of the mantle explain the wide range of ages and features across Earth's surface?
Instructional Objective
Explain the phenomena of plate movement, its driving force, and the patterns of surface features that provide evidence for this movement.
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Learning Outcomes
- Use a model to simulate plate boundary (system) interactions and surface features related to plate interactions.
- Use geologic surface features and smaller scale observations to predict the cause/effect relationship and model the relationship for plate boundaries interactions on Earth.
Prerequisites
- Continental Drift
- Density
- Earth's Interior
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