100 Greatest Discoveries: Plate Tectonics. (2009). Retrieved from:
http://science.discovery.com/videos/100-greatest-discoveries-shorts-plate-tectonics.html
Academic Search Complete. (2012). Retrieved from:
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/resultsadvanced?sid=918bc3bd-9716-4c46-b5763e67a25cc6db%40sessionmgr110&vid=2&hid=107&bquery=Plate+tectonics&bdata=JmRiPWE5
aCZ0eXBlPTEmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZl
Full text scholarly articles, indexes and images covering plate tectonics. (Subscription required).
Carruthers, M., Clinton, S. (2001). Pioneers of geology : discovering Earth's secrets. New York: F Watts.
Details six scientists that made important contributions to the world of geography. Includes biographies on
Alfred Wegener, James Hutton, Charles Lyell, and G.K. Gilbert.
Condie, K.C., (1997). Plate Tectonics, Fourth Edition. Oxford; Boston: Butterworth Heinemann.
This book contains a thorough explanation of Earth's geological features, including plate tectonics. This
book is intended for college students.
Earth Like a Puzzle. (2001). Retrieved from: http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/voyager/earth_puzzle/
Provides great descriptions about the Earth's plates and the movement of plates. Also includes
interactive maps that provide visual correlations between plate boundaries, earthquakes, and
volcanoes.
EBSCOhost: GeoRef. (2012). Retrieved from:
http://web.ebscohost.com.ts.isil.westga.edu/ehost/resultsadvanced?sid=2f6153c7-d7b8-48afae815a956760ecee%40sessionmgr14&vid=2&hid=13&bquery=Plate+AND+tectonics&bdata=JmRiPW
dlaCZ0eXBlPTEmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZl
GeoRef provides scholarly articles and indexes covering geology topics. (EBSCOhost subscription
required)
EBSCOhost: Science and Technology Collection. (2012). Retrieved from:
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/resultsadvanced?sid=c0838adf-8a81-40fb-a2807ed8821d1f70%40sessionmgr110&vid=2&hid=107&bquery=Plate+tectonics&bdata=JmRiPXN5a
CZ0eXBlPTEmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZl
Contains scholarly articles, magazine articles and book reviews covering plate tectonics. Articles may be
downloaded, saved, printed, and hyperlinked. EBSCOhost subscription required)
Encyclopedia Britannica School Edition. (2012). Retrieved from:
http://www.school.eb.com.proxygsu-scob.galileo.usg.edu/eb/search?query=plate+tectonics&ct=
Encyclopedia Britannica is a mainstay in research for students. This site provides a plethora of materials
and information. Videos and images are available in addition to articles. (Requires subscription)
Erikson, J. (2001). Quakes, eruptions, and other geologic cataclysms: revealing the Earth's hazards. New
York: Facts on File.
This book describes geology and the forces that shape our planet. Also looks at the hazards from plate
tectonic movement.
Gale Science in Context. (2012). Plate Tectonics.Retrieved from:
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/topic/actionWin?query=&prodId=SCIC&windowstate=normal&contentModul
es=&displayquery=&mode=view&limiter=AC+y&showDisambiguation=true&displayGroups=&userGroupName=&actio
n=e&catId=GALE%7C00000000MU4M&scanId=
Contains articles, videos, images, and audio covering plate tectonics and geology.
Global Change Master Directory. (2012). Retrieved from:
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/Freetext.do?KeywordPath=&Portal=GCMD&MetadataType=0
&Freetext=plate+tectonics+
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center presents the Global Change Master Directory site which contains
251 links to sites devoted to providing information about plate tectonics.
Go: Grolier Online. (2012). Retrieved from: http://go.grolier.com/
This online encyclopedia contains articles, fast facts, website and media links on plate tectonics and how
they affect the Earth.
Investigating plate tectonics, earthquakess, and volcanoes.(2012). Britannica Educational Publishing.
Maps, illustrations and photographs of the Earth’s layers describes the motion of the planet and describes
earthquakes and volcanoes.
Johnson, R. (2006). Plate Tectonics.Minneapolis, Minn: Twenty-First Century Books.
This book describes how scientists discovered the plate tectonic theory and the movement of the
continents.
Lewis, S. (2012). The Theory of Continental Drift. Go Animate! 4 Schools. Retrieved from:
http://goanimate4schools.com/public_movie/0b0raRqUlr1A/1
GoAnimate4Schools.com: The Theory of Continental Drift and Pangaea by Sharon Lewis
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker. (1998). Retrieved from:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/intro.html
An introduction to plate tectonics. Includes interactive map that describes the movement of plates,
illustrations and examples of each type of plate boundary.
Oreskes, N., (1999). The Rejection of Continental Drift: Theory and Method in American Earth Science.
New York: Oxford University Press.
This book discusses the rejection and later acceptance of the plate tectonic theory by early 20th century
scienctists. Provides information about the Earth's plates and how they shape our world.
Plate Tectonics References. (n.d.). Retrieved from:
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/plate_tectonics/plate_references.html
Contains reference and bibliography information on plate tectonics from Oregon State University.
Redfern. R., (2000). Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans and Life. London : Cassell
This book provides information about the evolution of our planet and how plate tectoncis are a part of that
evolution. Contains illustrations and text.
Rice, W. (2009). Geologists: from Pythias to Stock. Mankato: Compass Point Books.
Describes geology, famous geologists, and the work they did.
Science Direct. (2012). Retrieved from:
http://www.sciencedirect.com.ts.isil.westga.edu/science/journals
This site contains full text articles as well as abstracts. Many search options are available such as by
keyword, journal name, or by topic browsing.
Sattler, H.R. (1995). Our patchwork planet: the story of plate tectonics. New York : Lothrop, Lee &
Shepard Books.
Stille, D. (2007). Plate tectonics: Earth's moving crust. Minneapolis: Compass Point Books.
Describes the forces that shape the Earth's crust.
This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics. (2011). The United States Geological Survey. Retrived
from:http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/dynamic.html
Contents include: preface, histroical perspective, developing the theory, understanding plate motions,
hotspots, some unanswered questions, plate tectonics and people, and endnotes. This is a good overall
source.
World Atlas. (n.d.). Tectonic Plates.Retrieved from:
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/tectonic.htm
World Atlas provides a map of the world's major tectonic plates.
World Book Advanced. (2012). Retrieved from:
http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/search?st1=plate+tectonics&searchprop=atk&x=0&y=0
World Book Advanced contains articles, images, dictionary, videos, and research guides. World Book
Advanced allows students to easily print, email, save and translate materials found on this database.