How are crustal movements handled in geoscience education of upper secondary school in Japan?

Makoto Otsubo

Presentation information

[J] Oral

O (Public ) » Public

[O-01] Educational Materials of Geoscience in Japan

Sun. Jul 12, 2020 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Ch.2

convener:Takayuki Ogata(Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island Regions, University of the Ryukyus), Shinichi Kawate(Musashi High School), Seiichiro Yamamoto(Okuetsu special education school), Hiroo Nemoto(Ritsumeikan University), Chairperson:Takayuki Ogata(Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island Regions, University of the Ryukyus)

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

[O01-03] How are crustal movements handled in geoscience education of upper secondary school in Japan?

★Invited Papers

*Makoto Otsubo¹ (1.Geological Survey of Japan, Research Institute of Earthquake and Volcano Geology)

Keywords:Fault, Active fault, Plate, Crustal movements, Stress, Tectonics

In this presentation, I review the educational contents and materials of upper secondary school from the viewpoint of structural geology and tectonics, based on the curriculum for geology and geography education. I analyze the accuracy including the terminology, and show the topics to discuss on “how the results of scientific researches are is organized as a textbook of upper secondary school in Japan?”.