Plate Tectonics in Action.(Brief article)(Video recording review)

Plate Tectonics in Action (Elementary Earth Science Series). video or DVD. 14 min.. with tchr's. guide. Visual Learning Co. 2008. ISBN 978-1-59234-229-7. $79.95.

Gr 3-5--This clear, informative program teaches young viewers about plate tectonics, including the geologic processes of mountain building, seafloor spreading, and volcanoes. Using a combination of live-action footage, animation, graphics, and photos, the concept of Pangaea as well as the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics are presented. The program gives the background behind these theories and shows how they build on one another. The three different types of plate boundaries--divergent, convergent, …