Using the Mesozoic History of the Canadian Cordillera as a Case Study in Teaching Plate Tectonics.

Chamberlain, Valerie Elaine

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ERIC Number: EJ392774

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Publication Date: 1989

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Using the Mesozoic History of the Canadian Cordillera as a Case Study in Teaching Plate Tectonics.

Chamberlain, Valerie Elaine

Journal of Geological Education, v37 n2 p94-97 Mar 1989

Reviews a model used in the teaching of plate tectonics which includes processes and concepts related to: terranes and the amalgamation of terranes, relative plate motion and oblique subduction, the effects of continent-continent collision, changes in plate motion, plate configuration, and the type of plate boundary. Diagrams are included. (Author/RT)

Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Development, Earth Science, Geology, Global Approach, Physical Geography, Plate Tectonics, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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