Topic outline

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  • Relating Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity to Plate Boundaries

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  Plate Boundaries

  • Plate Boundaries - Teacher Background File

    Essential background information regarding the major tectonic plate boundaries and their features.

  • Science of Plates - Student Worksheet File

    A series of teacher demonstrations and activities to assist students with their understanding of important concepts, like viscosity.

  • Science Of Plates - Teacher Notes File
  • Plate Boundaries - Student Activity File

    Students identify the major tectonic plates and discuss what might be occurring at some of the boundaries.

  • Plate Boundaries - Teacher Notes File
  • Plate Boundaries - Student Worksheet - NEW File

    A higher level activity to extend student knowledge of plate boundaries, through research.

  • Plate Boundaries - Teachers Notes - NEW File
  • Find out more about the misconceptions we have tried to address through our tectonic boundary animations.

  • Plate Boundaries – Review (Student) File

    Section review utilising a word sleuth and short answer questions.

  • Plate Boundaries - Review (Teacher) File
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  Earthquakes

  • Australian Earthquakes & Faults – Student Activities File

    This short activity allows students to examine the forces involved in earthquakes.

  • Australian Earthquakes & Faults – Teacher Notes File
  • Wave Energy Transfer - Student Activities File

    This series of teacher demonstrations and student activities examines the transfer of wave energy.

  • Wave Energy Transfer - Teacher Notes File
  • Body Waves (S&P) - Student Activities File

    This series of teacher demonstrations and students activities enables students to visualise and measure the movement of primary and secondary waves.

  • Body Waves (S&P) - Teacher Notes File
  • Surface Waves (L&R) – Student Activity File

    This activity demonstrates the potential devastation of liquefaction.

  • Surface Waves (L&R) – Teacher Notes File
  • Find out more about dealing with exponential data.

  • Locating an Earthquake – Student Activities File

    Students use their investigative powers, a little maths and an important mapping skill to locate the epicentre of an earthquake.

  • Locating an Earthquake – Teacher Notes File
  • Seismic Waves - Review (Student) File

    A review of earthquakes using a word sleuth and short answer questions.

  • Seismic Waves - Review (Teacher) File