Tectonic Plates in Action

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Tectonic Plates in Action Poster Summative Assessment

Objective: Explore the plate boundaries at one of the active regions of the world that is associated with earthquake and/or volcanic activity The Mariana Trench Icelandic Fault – Mid-Atlantic Ridge Plate of Juan de Fuca Subduction -Washington San Andreas Fault – California Eurasia & Indian Plate - Himalayan Mountains Pacific Plate & North American Plate - Alaska Nazca Plate - Chile Choose 1 region to research so that you can teach others about the uniqueness this active area of the world.

The Mariana Trench - Resources Introductory Video Link National Geographic Article Link Geo Profile p. 113 Ocean Trench Deep Dive Simulation

Icelandic Fault Mid Atlantic Ridge - Resources Introductory Video Link Fun Science Article Link Geo Profile p. 116 Plate Boundary on Iceland

Plate of Juan de Fuca - Resources PSNS Article Link Introductory Video Link Earthquake Volcanoes NW PDF on Teacher Website Slideshow: Explaining the Cascadia Subduction Zone

San Andreas Fault- Resources Introductory Video Link Interactives Dynamic Earth San Andreas Fault Home Page San Andreas Fault San Andrea Fault PDF Linked to Teacher Website

Eurasian and Indian Plate -Resources Introductory Video Link Animation of Himalayas Forming The Himalayas Two Continents Collide Continental/Continental: The Himalayans

Pacific Plate and North America Alaska - Resources Introductory Video Link The Great M9.2 Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami The Quake the Shook Up Geology WHY EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN IN ALASKA

Nazca Plate South America - Resources Introductory Video Link The Greatest Earthquake Ever Recorded Nazca Plate Oceanic/Continental The Andes