Tectonic Plate Boundary Features Research Project

INTRO: You learned that the lithosphere of our planet is made of large masses of rock called tectonic plates. These plates move. Features form at the edges of the plates from the activity that occurs at these plate boundaries.

PURPOSE: This Project will enable you to learn about one type of tectonic feature in greater depth than is possible during the regular course. While increasing the depth of your learning, you will also create a resource (presentation or booklet or web page) to help other students.

PROCESS:

1. You will pick your own research Team of three students. The Teams do not necessarily have to be made up of students from the same class (but that would make your life easier).
   
2. The Teams will be assigned to a particular feature at random.
   You will work together to plan your research, decide on a Research Product format assign tasks and create a Research Product.
   
3. The Research Product will be used by all students to review for their Test.
   
4. Grading will be based on the criteria below.

GRADING: This Project will be weighted the same as two lab reports, and will be averaged in with the lab grades.

Below are some useful sources of information that supplement the textbook assignment you did for homework. Using these or other sources,

"Understanding Plate Motions" at http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/understanding.html
Plate tectonics animations at http:// www2.nature.nps.gov/ grd/ usgsnps/ animate/ pltecan.html
Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes at http:// www.seismo.unr.edu/ ftp/ pub/ louie/ class/ 100/ plate-tectonics.html
Volcano world (http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/learning.html)
How Plates Move at http:// volcano.und.nodak.edu/ vwdocs/ vwlessons/ lessons/ Plates/ Plates1.html
Puzzles Of The Earth at http:// library.thinkquest.org/ 17701/ high/
PLATE TECTONICS at http:// unix.utb.edu/ %7Epaullgj/ geog1303/ Plate_Tectonics.html
mountain Maker, Earth Shaker at http:// www.pbs.org/ wgbh/ aso/ tryit/ tectonics/ transform.html
The Collision of India and Asia at http:// www.scotese.com/ indianim.htm .

Feature	Describe the formation	Diagram
Volcanos that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Volcanos that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Feature	Describe the formation	Diagram
Volcanos that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Mountain Ranges that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Mountain Ranges that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Island Arcs that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Feature	Describe the formation	Diagram
Midocean Ridges that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Subduction Zones that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Subduction Zones that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Deep Sea Trenches that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Feature	Describe the formation	Diagram
Deep Sea Trenches that form at plate boundaries	.	.
Rift Zones that form at plate boundaries	.	.

Click here for some plate boundary feature help.

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