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Check out the GEO Podcast - Earth science learning for everyone in 15 minutes or less. geoetc.com/geo-podcast/ or search for GEO Podcast in your fav player. #podcast #science #earthscience
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Teachers - boost your confidence to teach tectonics! geoetc.com/discover-plate-te… #scienceteacher #middleschoolteacher #earthscience #platetectonics
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Educators! Check out this new course at GEOetc! geoetc.com/discover-plate-te… #platetectonics #earthscience #science #scienceteacher #science #Geology
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A brief (less than 10 min) history of the Theory of Plate Tectonics! geoetc.com/episode-47/

What is the history of the theory of Plate Tectonics?

Where did the Theory of Plate Tectonics come from? How did it evolve? What started it all off and how did new evidence change the theory?

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Listening to "What are the mechanisms that drive Plate Tectonics?" at buzzsprout.com/837352/115454…

What are the mechanisms that drive Plate Tectonics? - GEO Podcast

What drives the movement of the Earth's huge lithospheric tectonic plates? In this episode, we talk about mantle convection currents and slab pull - the too well-accepted theories for what is driving...

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Want to find out more about our trip for educators to the Galapagos Islands in 2023? Then come and join our zoom meeting with Leader Dan Kelley on October 28, 2022 . Register for the zoom meeting here:airtable.com/shrZpalxVLIqGDb…
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Here is an activity to show your students how we calculate the speed of a tectonic plate. geoetc.com/downloads/rocks-a…

Rocks of Ages Activity - GEOetc

Have your students calculate the speed of the moving Pacific Plate using the ages of rocks collected on the different islands. Students measure the distance between the collection sites and then work...

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Check out the latest GEO Podcast. Why are dikes awesome! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Pick a layer of limestone to use in your building! Jurassic coast, UK
Mud cracks in my pubs table. Hard to balance the beer!
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Stone buildings everywhere in England. Such an ignored commodity in the USA!
Kilauea erupts with Mauna Loa in the background. Some views just never get old! #hawaii #geoetc #lava
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Geology is everywhere
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Check out this 1.5 min long video showing the weathering rim on a granite boulder that I found today - really amazing. (You can check out all my phenomenon videos on the GEOetc webpage in the Member Teacher Resources Section). youtube.com/watch?v=zopZbsn7…

Granite Weathering Rim

See how far into a slap of granite weathering had taken place.

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The many faces of Basalt in Hawaii. #geology #basalt #igneous geoetc.com/the-strange-thing…
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Dykes crossing dykes crossing intrusions! @GEOetc2 #geology #igneous #fieldgeology geoetc.com
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Olivine sand in Hawaii.
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Want to see it for yourself? Come join the group of folks with me in January 2022. geoetc.com/hawaiieducatorsja…

Discover Hawaii's Active Volcanoes - January 2022 - GEOetc

Join a group of educators and their friends in Hawaii to live and learn on the active volcanoes.

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Reticulite - basaltic froth! geoetc.com/hawaiieducatorsja… @geoetc2 #geology #hawaii
Don't just deam about seeing the geology of the world....come on a GEOetc trip. geoetc.com/field-adventures/

Educator PD Trips & Trips for Everyone - GEOetc

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE OUR LATEST FIELD OPPORTUNITIES GEOetc Field Adventures are fantastic learning opportunities for students, teachers, educators, science enthusiasts, and their families.  We have...

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Cathedral Ledge, New Hampshire, USA. #geology #glacier @GEOetc2
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