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Using Google Earth to Teach Plate Tectonics and Science Explanations
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Blank, Lisa M.; Plautz, Mike; Almquist, Heather; Crews, Jeff; Estrada, Jen – Science Scope, 2012
"A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas" emphasizes that the practice of science is inherently a model-building activity focused on constructing explanations using evidence and reasoning (NRC 2012). Because building and refining is an iterative process, middle school students may view this practice…
Descriptors: Models, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
The STRATegy COLUMN for Precollege Science Teachers: A Look at Seismic Sleuths.
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Metzger, Ellen Pletcher – Journal of Geoscience Education, 1995
Introduces a package of six interrelated units on plate tectonics and earthquakes. The Seismic Sleuths curriculum contains hands-on activities integrating math, earth science, and social studies. Units cover personal experience as well as the science of earthquakes while students also construct buildings to study earthquake resistance. One…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Earthquakes, Geology, Geophysics
Jiffy Pop Volcanoes.
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Cruz, Irene – Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 1998
Pans of popcorn are popped to varying degrees in order to compare them to the earth's surface with volcanic pressure building up in this demonstration. Volcanic activity is also related to bodily functions to help students make connections. For example, the release of gas through burping after drinking soda pop is related to the release of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Demonstrations (Science), Elementary Secondary Education, Food