Modeling Plate Tectonics with Candy Bars

Break new ground when you try this earth science lesson idea.

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Subject(s): Science

Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Intended Audience: Educators

Keywords: crust, plates, movement, earth, mantle, divergent boundary, convergent boundary, transform boundary, subduction, buckling, Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology, model

Instructional Component Type(s): Perspectives Video: Teaching Idea

Resource Collection: CPALMS Perspectives Videos - General

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