Dust, Geology, Plate Tectonics – Activity Resources

NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership.

In the image above, the harmattan wind channels through the cut between two mountain ranges (Ennedi and Tibesti), lifting the diatom-filled dust from the Bodélé depression, once covered by Lake Mega-Chad 7,000 years ago.

NASA Earth Observatory for Kids – Dust, A True World Traveler Info and Activity Guide
Netflix film about the impact of North African dust (39 minutes)
NASA video about dust’s journey (2:13 minutes)
Find Your House on Pangaea (online activity)
The Future Earth: 250 Million Years from Now (2:06 minutes)
Plate Tectonics Throughout Time (12:24 minutes)
Earth Throughout Time (interactive online)
PBS The World Before Plate Tectonics (10:29 minutes)
Watch Pangaea Split Along Tectonic Plates (49 seconds)
Downloadable Plate Tectonics Puzzle/Discussion Points