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Plate tectonics

Engage with this interactive challenge to learn and deepen your understanding of tectonic boundaries.

Structure and features

  • Investigate and apply different tectonic forces to plate boundaries between a continental plate and an oceanic plate, where both carry continental crusts.
  • Predict the geological events happening at plate boundaries at different locations on Earth.
  • Where have been the most recent examples of the effects of these plate boundaries interacting?

 

Teacher notes

  • Science understanding strand
  • Earth and space sciences
  • Year 9
  • Plate tectonics.

Through students engaging in this interactive learning object, they can learn about the theory of plate tectonics and how it impacts on global patterns of geological activity and continental movement.