Earth Forces (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches students the causes and effects of various forces upon the Earth. Specifically, students will learn about plate tectonics and the relationship between plates, faults, and earthquakes. This site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time needed, materials, activities, and closure ideas for the lesson. Classroom Connectors address content with an activity approach while incorporating themes necessary to raise the activity to a higher cognition level. The major motivation is to employ instructional strategies that bring the students physically and mentally into touch with the science they are studying. Educational levels: Middle school