Example 4

This is an example learning activity from a blended course in introductory geology. Before coming to class students are assigned to watch selected YouTube videos on plate tectonics and their boundary types. Students then come to a lab and work in groups. Using geology maps as a reference, they draw tectonic plate boundaries on an outline world map and label them by boundary type, identifying areas of high volcanic density and areas with a high potential for earthquakes.

In a classroom session the groups share their geologic maps and discuss how they represent earth and sea floor features that show evidence of the tectonic plates and their boundary types.