La tectónica de placas, teoría integradora sobre el funcionamiento del planeta
- Alfaro García, Pedro
- Alonso Chaves, Francisco Manuel
- Fernández Rodríguez, Carlos
- Gutiérrez Alonso, Gabriel
ISSN: 1132-9157
Year of publication: 2013
Issue Title: ¿Qué geología enseñar?
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Pages: 168-180
Type: Article
More publications in: Enseñanza de las ciencias de la tierra: Revista de la Asociación Española para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias de la Tierra
Abstract
Plate Tectonics offers a comprehensive vision of our planet explaining most of the geological processes. Although this theory is included in the official core curriculum, its treatment in secondary school is mostly limited to descriptions. We propose a systemic approach, integrating it with other topics of the curriculum such as the relief of the Earth, climatic change, sea-level changes, global rock distribution or geological structures. On the other hand, we offer an updated version of the plate tectonics map, and of how much, how and why the plates move. In addition, we analyze the contribution of this theory to a better comprehension of our planet’s history, we discuss how it is likely to evolve in the next decades, and finally offer a selection of learning resources.