Bibliograph

Fault lines & tectonic plates, discover what happens when the earth's crust moves

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Fault lines & tectonic plates, discover what happens when the earth's crust moves

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fault lines & tectonic plates

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

discover what happens when the earth's crust moves

Summary

Readers explore the science of plate tectonics in a way that makes complex topics fun and understandable.Uses an inquiry-based approach to encourage readers to reach their own conclusions about topics scientists are still exploring.Readers gain a solid understanding of how the physical world evolves over time.Children learn the reasons behind major natural events such as earthquakes, changing them from an unknown, scary event to something understandable. Fosters the utilization of the scientific method by modeling its use. This STEM-focused book uses an inquiry-based approach and open-ended activities to encourage creative thinking.Meets the NSTA's NGSS earth and space science standards for middle school.Links to online primary sources promote further thought and exploration beyond the page to deepen readers' curiosity about this topic.Meets the Common Core state standards in language arts for reading informational text.Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level

Target audience

juvenile

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Fault lines and tectonic plates

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