The first step toward learning about plate tectonics is to learn about the Earth's interior structure. This lesson should address both of these topics. This activity is designed for one 1-hour ...

In this lesson, students use scientific data to learn how the scientific process works. They learn where the Earth's tectonic plates and their boundaries are, what happens at the boundaries ...

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes ...

Half a century ago, the theory of plate tectonics had just been accepted by an initially skeptical scientific community. The science was in its infancy. Now, as reported in a recent issue of the ...

If you’ve ever felt the earth shudder beneath your feet during an earthquake, you’re no stranger to the effects of Earth’s ever-roaming tectonic plates. While scientists have linked the ...

In the heart of Asia, deep underground, two huge tectonic plates are crashing into each other — a violent but slow-motion bout of geological bumper cars that over time has sculpted the soaring ...

They are often found together in a group called a mountain range. The highest mountain ranges are created by tectonic plates pushing together and forcing the ground up where they meet. This is how ...