Plate Tectonics - Plate Motion - Hot Spots

Students use Google Earth to measure the distance from the big island of Hawaii to other Hawaiian islands and atolls.  The highest elevation of the islands is researched and two graphs are made using Google Sheets. The age of island rocks is given.  Students make two graphs showing the increasing age and decreasing elevation of more distant Hawaiian islands.

• Google Earth
• Google Docs
• Google Sheets