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Chapter 6 Tectonic plates
6.1 Science as a human endeavour: Is the Earth shrinking or moving?
Extend your understanding 6.1
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6.1 Continental drift
Learn more about continental drift and its causes in this video.
6.1 Continental drift
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6.1 Continental drift
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6.1 Continental drift
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6.1A Challenge Reconstructing Pangaea
A write-in experiment worksheet to help you record your results and test your understanding of key concepts.
6.1B Challenge Milo convection currents
A write-in experiment worksheet to help you record your results and test your understanding of key concepts.
Chapter 6 Tectonic plates
6.2 The Earth has a solid core
4.2 The Earth has a solid core
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4.2 The Earth has a solid core
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Check your learning 6.2
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6.2 Tectonic plates
What causes mountains to form? Learn more about tectonic plates in this video.
6.2 Tectonic plates
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6.2 The centre of the Earth
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6.2 The centre of the Earth
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6.2 Challenge Modelling the parts of the Earth
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6.2 Experiment Cooling and layers
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Chapter 6 Tectonic plates
6.3 Boundaries between the tectonic plates can be converging, diverging or transforming
Check your learning 6.3
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6.3 Ask a Scientist – Dr Jo Whittaker (Geologist)
Watch scientist Jo Whittaker tell us about studying the Earth in her research as a geologist.
6.3 Ask a Scientist worksheet: Dr Jo Whittaker (Geologist)
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6.3 Interactive: Plate boundaries
Use what you've learned about plate boundaries to complete this activity.
6.3 Plate boundaries
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6.3 Plate boundaries
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6.3 Challenge Modelling plates
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6.3 Plate tectonics
Learn more about plate tectonics with this interactive activity.
Chapter 6 Tectonic plates
6.4 Tectonic plates can be constructive or destructive
Check your learning 6.4
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6.4 The effects of tectonic plate movement
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6.4 The effects of tectonic plate movement
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6.4 Challenge Volcanic bubbles
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Chapter 6 Tectonic plates
6.5 Science as a human endeavour: What will the Earth look like in the future?
4.5 Science as a human endeavour - What will the Earth look like in the future?
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Extend your understanding 6.5
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6.5 Interactive: Drifting plates
Complete this interactive to see how much you know about the way the Earth's plates have drifted.
6.5 Future plate movement
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