Teacher NotesPlate Tectonics Cooperative
Learning Project
Materials
Atlases, encyclopedias, Earth Science books, computers,
drawing paper, markers, scissors, Earth Science articles.
Each group that came into the library was assigned a
different plate to study (e.g.: Juan de Fuca, Nazca,
Pacific, Philippine, Caribbean, South American, Eurasian,
African...) When they came into the library each table had
a sign with the name of the plate and the materials
gathered by students on that particular plate.