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Thanks, Eric for reminding our geoscience folks of NSTA resources. 

 BTW, Can I encourage you to put your name in for NSTA College director?  That's coming up next year, e-papers in by October 15th I think.
Happy Easter/spring.
Bonnie 

----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Pyle <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010 2:07 pm
Subject: Re: Foam Plate Tectonics Learning Activity
To: [log in to unmask]

> Check with NSTA with /The Science Teacher/ for an article called 
> /Pangea 
> Redux/.  I cannot remember the exact citation, but it was written 
> by 
> Jack Renton and Deb Hemler.  I think they used construction paper, 
> but 
> I've used craft foam for this, as well.
> 
> Regards,
> Eric Pyle
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/3/10 3:42 PM, Gary Glesener wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Has anyone seen a plate tectonics learning activity in which two 
> > students each hold a piece of foam and simulate plate boundaries? 
> I 
> > can't remember if I saw this on the internet or at AGU last fall.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Gary Glesener
> > Director,
> > The Modeling and Educational Demonstrations Laboratory (MEDL)
> > Earth & Space Sciences, UCLA
> >
> > 595 Charles Young Drive East,
> > Box 951567
> > Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
> > Tel: 310-710-7276; Fax: 310-825-2779
> >
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> 
>