The user's results are plotted on a map and compared to the actual results. Students use the Internet to research data on earthquakes and volcanoes and plot locations to determine continental plate boundaries. Extensions include interpretation of interaction between plate boundaries, causes of earthquakes and volcanoes, and the comparison of the formation of Olympus Mons on Mars and the Hawaiian volcanic chain. By Patty Coe and Michael Merrick. The table shows the date, time, location and magnitude of the most recent global earthquake activity.
Earthquakes occur along the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Use your earthquake locations to infer the location of plate boundaries. Sketch them on your map. NASA's Project Athena. Students explore volcanoes on Earth as well as elsewhere in the Solar System. They identify types of volcanoes and their products, learn how they form, erupt model volcanoes, and assess hazards associated with each type of volcano.