Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics is Earth's own internal combustion engine. But to fully appreciate Plate Tectonics, you need to know about Geologic Time and Geology itself . . .
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth
(Earth Rocks! 9:55)
Animated Maps: Plate Tectonics (Map version followed by globe version)
(Esri 1:27)
Discovery of plate tectonics, seafloor spreading & subduction
(Earth.Parts#1: 11:15)
Why there's a ring of disasters around the Pacific
(VOX: 6:34)
hhmi EarthViewer
EarthViewer is an interactive visualization of Earth through the eons, eras and periods. Students move through time periods to see directly how Earth has changed. But it's not just about Plate Tectonics. EarthViewer connects changes on Earth with biological events, mass extinctions, and impact events. As well, there are a number of in-depth pop-ups for the Greenhouse Effect, Mass Extinctions, Plate Tectonics and a number of other related topics.
Continental Drift and Alfred Wegener
Plate Movement and Boundaries
Earth Layers (to 3:35) and Isostacy
(Earth Rocks! 6:34)
Plate Tectonics Basics
(Earth Rocks! 11:39)
Plate Tectonics
(BBC Geography 4:12)
How India Crashed into Asia and Changed the World
(Think English 9:06)
1 billion years of plate movement in 40 seconds (EarthBytes)
Earth's Tectonic Plates
Wiki
Tectonic Activity Map showing rates of plate movement
Smithsonian: Eruptions, Earthquakes and Emissions Interactive Map and Timeline
Eatrio.net: Map of Pangaea with Current International Borders
Plate Tectonics Illustrations
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Earth's Tectonic Plates and Boundaries (Visual Capitalist)
Plate Tectonics
Geological Society
Plate Tectonics
British Geological Survey
Plate Tectonics for KS2 & KS3 (Grades 4 to 9) from the Geological Society (Original PDF)
Plate Tectonics for KS4 & KS5 (Grades 10 to 12 + IB DP & AP) from the Geological Society (Original PDF)
The Power of Planet Earth - Volcano (BBC: 60min) - Excellent intro to Plate Tectonics
Origins of the continents and continental crust
(Earth.Parts#19: 11:51))
Continental collisions & mountain-building by orogeny
(Earth.Parts#20: 14:05)
Mountain-building - Himalayas
(TectonicsObservatory: 0:16)
Plates on the Move Interactive Website (ANMH)
Ancient Earth: Interactive Globe
View your home town through timeIRIS: Plate Tectonics—What Drives the Plates? (6:53)
GeoBus: What is Plate Tectonics? (1:13)
Evidence
MinuteEarth: Plate Tectonics Explained (2:36)
PBS: How Do We Know Plate Tectonics Is Real? (4:22)
Activity: A Plate Tectonics Jigsaw (Free PDF from TeachIt Geography)
Activity: Wegener's Puzzling Continents
NOAA: Age of Oceanic Lithosphere
More Images | gEarth
Seafloor Spreading with Bill Nye (4:01)
(An oldie, but a goodie)Magnetic Striping and Sea Floor Spreading (6:26)