What Rocks the Earth

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What Rocks the Earth?

• Discovering What Causes Volcanoes, Earthquakes
  and other Earth Shaking Events.

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Around the Pacific and More

• You are about to embark on a long dangerous
  journey. Your path will take you around the
  pacific ocean where lava spews, the earth
  crumbles and rocks are formed and destroyed.

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The Challenge

• Your journey will go around the Ring of Fire,
  which encircles the Pacific Ocean, where there is
  a large amount of geologic activity.
• As you discover the many types of geologic
  activity, it is your job to also discover what
  geologic forces cause the different types of
  activity on the ring of fire.

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The Challenge

• The web sites on the following pages will guide
  you on your journey around and within the Pacific
  Ocean along the Ring of Fire.
• During your journey you will need to identify
• 3 geologic features that affect the surface of
  the Earth and create features we can visit or see
  or feel.
• 3 different types of boundaries.

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The Journey

• http//pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.htm
  lThis is the USGS webpage that goes through the
  story of the Dynamic Earth that they publish.
  Scroll down and go through the story.
• http//scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate.htmThis is
  NASAs webpage about plate tectonics, go through
  the story book to learn about plate tectonics and
  more.

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The Journey

• http//observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/earth/tectonics/T
  ectonics1.htmlThis is another one of NASAs
  pages on plate tectonics, go through the show and
  then try some of the links at the end.
• http//volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.htmlThis webpage
  is full of information about volcanoes, it also
  has some fun games.

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The Journey

• If You would like to search for more information
  on the Ring of Fire, Volcanoes or Earthquakes, go
  to www.google.com and try these key words
• Pacific Ring of Fire
• Volcanoes
• Earthquakes
• Plate Tectonics

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The Report

• For your report you may do one of these
• Make a poster of the Ring of Fire and label the
  features and boundaries you found, including the
  different plates and their movement.
• Create models of the features and boundaries you
  found, you should label the different plates and
  locations in the Ring of Fire that your models
  represent. Be able to show movement.
• Or write a report about the features and
  boundaries you found including the forces behind
  them.

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Return to the BeginningReturn to the
ChallengeReturn to the JourneyReturn to the
Report
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TEKS

• Process Standards
• 6.2 C, D, E
• (2)  Scientific processes. The student uses
  scientific inquiry methods during field and
  laboratory investigations. The student is
  expected to
• (C)  analyze and interpret information to
  construct reasonable explanations from direct and
  indirect evidence
• (D)  communicate valid conclusions and
• (E)  construct graphs, tables, maps, and charts
  using tools including computers to organize,
  examine, and evaluate data
• 6.3 C
• (3)  Scientific processes. The student uses
  critical thinking and scientific problem solving
  to make informed decisions. The student is
  expected to
• (C)  represent the natural world using models and
  identify their limitations
• 6.4 A
• (4)  Scientific processes. The student knows how
  to use a variety of tools and methods to conduct
  science inquiry. The student is expected to
• (A)  collect, analyze, and record information
  using tools including beakers, petri dishes,
  meter sticks, graduated cylinders, weather
  instruments, timing devices, hot plates, test
  tubes, safety goggles, spring scales, magnets,
  balances, microscopes, telescopes, thermometers,
  calculators, field equipment, compasses,
  computers, and computer probes and
• Content Standards
• 6.6 A, B, C
• 6)  Science concepts. The student knows that
  there is a relationship between force and motion.
  The student is expected to
• (A)  identify and describe the changes in
  position, direction of motion, and speed of an
  object when acted upon by force
• (B)  demonstrate that changes in motion can be
  measured and graphically represented and
• (C)  identify forces that shape features of the
  Earth including uplifting, movement of water, and
  volcanic activity.

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