The Earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates that slowly move and occasionally cause earthquakes when they get stuck and release energy all at once along fault lines. Students will model how tectonic plates move and build up stress at fault lines using clay or play dough representing the crust and observing how quakes occur when the stresses are released. This hands-on activity helps explain the scientific concepts behind earthquakes at plate boundaries.
The Earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates that slowly move and occasionally cause earthquakes when they get stuck and release energy all at once along fault lines. Students will model how tectonic plates move and build up stress at fault lines using clay or play dough representing the crust and observing how quakes occur when the stresses are released. This hands-on activity helps explain the scientific concepts behind earthquakes at plate boundaries.
The Earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates that slowly move and occasionally cause earthquakes when they get stuck and release energy all at once along fault lines. Students will model how tectonic plates move and build up stress at fault lines using clay or play dough representing the crust and observing how quakes occur when the stresses are released. This hands-on activity helps explain the scientific concepts behind earthquakes at plate boundaries.