Science

Plate Tectonics

Examine moving plates, plate boundaries, and evidence from matching coastlines, rocks, fossils, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Includes student and teacher PDFs and a 12-slide presentation in English, Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Middle 7th Grade

NGSS MS-ESS2-3 (primary) — Analyze and interpret data on fossils, rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures as evidence of past plate motions. NGSS MS-ESS2-2 (supporting) — Explain from evidence how geoscience processes change Earth's surface across different scales. TEKS 7.10B (primary) — Describe how plate tectonics causes ocean-basin formation, earthquakes, mountain building, volcanic eruptions, supervolcanoes, and hot spots. TEKS 7.10A (supporting) — Describe evidence that Earth has changed over time, including fossils, plate tectonics, and superposition.