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**African Rift Valley **  Principle Investigator(s): Garfield and Odie Research Question: **How quickly is the African Rift Valley pulling apart, and how fast is the elevation dropping?** **http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Great_Rift_Valley_map-fr.svg ** " width=300> Click **http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Great_Rift_Valley_map-fr.svg ** ">HERE to see the source of this image online. **//The African Rift Valley is located on the African Plate. The plate is pulling apart, forming the Rift Valley. Someday, this plate might split into two separate plates. Along this Rift Valley, there are volcanoes.//** **//We plan to install GPS receivers and tiltmeters along both sides of the Rift Valley. We will gather data about how the land is moving horizontally and vertically. We want to measure how fast the elevation is dropping to be able to predict when it will drop below sea level and predict if it will form a new sea. This research is important because it will help scientists understand how continental plates can split apart and form new plates.//** Click **URL_of_powerpoint_goes_here ** ">HERE to see the PowerPoint presentation about this location. Scientist Collaborators: ''Scientist: **Dr. Julia Nord ** '' Organization: **George Mason University **  Click **<span style="border-width: 0px; color: #ff0000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://mason.gmu.edu/~jnord/ ** ">HERE</a> to read about this scientist's research. Click **<span style="border-width: 0px; color: #ff0000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://scientistletters.wikispaces.com/ ** ">HERE</a> to read our letter and see what this scientist said. Information Sources: **http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Africa/description_africa_volcanics.html** "><span style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="border-width: 0px; color: #99cc00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory ** </a> **http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/East_Africa.html** "><span style="border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="border-width: 0px; color: #99cc00; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">USGS This Dynamic Earth ** </a>