The purpose of this lesson plan is to expose students to the breadth and depth of the Internet while they search for data pertaining to the world's volcanic and seismic activity. They then compile the data on a world map and make scientific inferences on the location of plate boundaries.
Further investigation involves upper level students in the identification of boundary interaction.
The lesson can be extended to include a comparison of stationary volcanic activity on Mars to that of dynamic volcanic activity of the Pacific Plate on Earth. Lesson Plan Objectives Students will be exposed to the wide variety of scientific data on the Internet and have a hands-on approach to applying these data to a finished product. Students will make inferences on the possible location of plate boundaries. Students will be able to identify plate boundaries based upon seismic and volcanic data gathered from various sources on the Internet. Students will be able to categorize the types of interactions using geological data collected on the Internet and from other sources.