Watcha Thinkin is a way to start discussions in your classroom about an Earth Science topic (aligned to the NGSS Storyline process). This Watcha Thinkin is for Volcanoes. Suggested flow Watch video with the prompt ‘What do you notice?’ Students
Have your students use this Google Map that shows different features on Earth that are related to Plate Tectonics – mid-ocean ridges, deep trenches, and volcanoes related to subduction. The Earth’s hotspot volcanoes are also marked – which can be
Have your students use this Google Map of a month of the globe’s Earthquake data to see how earthquakes are distributed by depth. This is a great way to show how earthquakes are concentrated around plate boundaries (although plate boundaries