Essential Science for Teachers: Earth and Space Science
From the soil and rocks beneath our feet to our connection to the Moon and Sun, the story of Earth is a fascinating one — and most of what is known about the Earth has been gathered through observation and interpretation. Encourage students’ curiosity, help them sharpen their skills of observation and interpretation, foster their development of science knowledge, and share with them the excitement of exploring Earth and the solar system by participating in this course.

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Use clues about volcanoes to find out where they're located

Using clues about their behavior, history, and appearance, try to locate where on the globe these volcanoes are found. You can use what you know about the different plate boundaries and the types of eruptions that usually occur at them to help you.

To begin, choose one of the case studies below the map on the right. If you want, you can read more about plate boundaries before you begin.

     

"Volcanoes" is inspired by programs from Earth Revealed,
a video series in the
Annenberg Media Collection.

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