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Bakopoulou, Athanasia; Antonarakou, Assimina; Zambetakis-Lekkas, Alexandra – Education Sciences, 2021
This paper studies Greek junior high school students' alternative ideas, both initial and synthetic, on geodynamic phenomena. It comments in detail on students' concepts on Earth structure, earthquake occurrence, volcano formation, and relief change. Additionally, it attempts to trace and interpret how and why these ideas form (concept…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Early Adolescents, Public Schools, Scientific Concepts
Curriculum Review, 2009
Imagine recreating a tsunami's force in a bathtub or exploring the potential of geothermal energy by using steam from a kettle to illuminate a light bulb. These types of activities and more are offered in Matthew Levy and Mario Salvadori's collection of experiments and demonstrations in Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis. More than 30 easy and…
Descriptors: Physics, Physical Geography, Natural Disasters, Science Experiments