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Elevating Land
GeoSTEM
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Description:
In this lesson, students will plot the highest and lowest points of 10 selected countries and discover the relationship between elevation and plate tectonics.
Author:
Pam Van Arsdale and others
Grade Range:
8
Duration:
1 class period
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions:
Teacher Instructions
Student Materials:
Student Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
Extra Reading on Collision Zones by the U.S. Geological Survey
Where Plates Collide: Land Areas map
Supplemental Files:
Map of Tectonic Plates (USGS)
Subduction in a Collision Zone movie (NOAA)
Himalayan Convergence movie (NASA)
Andes Mountains and Plate Tectonics movie (NASA)
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts:
1: The World in Spatial Terms
6: Geographic Applications
National Geography Standards:
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
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