Pacific Plate Movement

Project:     Ola Ka Honua: Volcanoes Alive
Subject:Volcanology
Theme:Volcanoes
Grades:All

In this lesson, students will look at a map of the Pacific to determine the direction the Pacific Plate is moving. Then they will chronologically organize maps of the Hawaiian Islands from millions of years ago to the present. Students also will learn to differentiate features of older and newer volcanic islands.

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