Use the socrative site room 68277 to take a practice test on plate tectonics. Plate tectonics plate tectonics, earth science, science lessons. On the underside of the tab, write plates sliding past each other. The student will learn about the crust, upper mantle, lithosphere, asthenosphere, convection currents, subduction, convergent boundaries. This lesson plan is useful for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students. This activity lets students see how our earth was formed. This product consists of six different stations for students to learn about plate tectonics.
Plate tectonics boundary activity realtime plotting of earthquakes and volcanoes using latitude and longitude data points. Every continent formed rises above the sea due to plate tectonics. Your students will love putting together the puzzle of pangaea. Plate tectonics with images plate tectonics, earth.
Plate tectonics foldable earth science, plate tectonics. See more ideas about science, earth science, middle school science. Coloring pages of pangea plate tectonics earth science teacher. Have students graph the changing position of indias landmass distance from the equator by identifying the latitude of the.
I made different maps, including more detail in all of the datasets, and used a different map projection, but otherwise the general progression of the activity is the same. Mar 04, 2017 to understand plate tectonics, it can be helpful to have powerful visuals and fun activities, which is exactly what plate tectonics. Jan 29, 2016 sea floor spreading activity duration. The flipbook consists of 34 plate tectonic reconstructions that map the past location of subduction zones barbed lines, midocean ridges, dashed lines, and collision zones marked xs. Extra terrestrial plate tectonics marshall bartlett students decide whether plate tectonics is operating on another planet in. Students will be able to explain continental drift and plate tectonics at the end of this unit. Vocabulary activities science resources vocabulary words science lessons science tools teaching vocabulary earth science projects earth and space science 7th grade. When all rectangles are cut out, stack them in order 120. Make a flip book in which you define, draw, and list the geologic structure or phenomena forms at each of the three tectonic plate boundaries. The theory of plate tectonics is a unifying theory for geology. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
Plate boundary movements and their results foldable. Leslie reid, university of calgary an inclass activity that tests students understanding of the basic concepts of plate tectonics. Sep 08, 2014 make a flip book in which you define, draw, and list the geologic structure or phenomena forms at each of the three tectonic plate boundaries. They would be able to cut, color, and form their own booklets to. May work best on card stock if you want to make a true flip book.
It covers the 3 types of plate tectonic boundaries. Label the bottom tab transform and draw the plate movements here lift the tab. The following quiz tests your knowledge on plate tectonics. Pangea flip book and continental drift scientific theory info. Using selected frame sheets figure 2, have students color the land mass identified as india today on each of the frames. Have students color and cut out the provided picture boxes and create a flip book. Gondwanaland included south america, antarctica, australia, africa, and india. The na plate is diverging from the eurasian plate to form the midatlantic ridge, but the area that most students found interesting is the boundary in iceland where many active volcanoes are found. Plate tectonics unit includes a variety of resources to help you teach the unit. Tectonic plates are responsible for shaping the earths crust. Select two locations on opposite sides of the atlantic on frame 20 on figure 2b present or 0 mya map. Once you provide your name and email address on the next page, you will. Plate tectonics this looks like a great example of the plates.
The theory of plate tectonics proposes that thelithosphere is divided into a series of plates that fit together likethe pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Reproduce flipbook pages and student activity page. While the earths tectonic plates are in constant motion, the rigid upper layers. Plate tectonics this plate tectonics lesson plan involves a classroom activity to help students understand the processes that move and shape earths surface. Plate tectonics kean university pages 1 32 text version. Great supplemental activity when teaching seafloor spreading, continental drift, plate tectonics, etc note. A plate tectonics flip book around 190 million years ago, pangaea began to break up. Apr 7, 2019 download the free plate tectonics 5e lesson.
This plate tectonics lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Plate tectonics use the socrative site room 68277 to take a practice test on plate tectonics. Around 190 million years ago, pangaea began to break up. Repeat the previous activity having students measure and plot the opening of the atlantic ocean through time.
May 12, 2019 science board with a focus on plate tectonics including plate boundaries, major and minor plates, pangaea, convergent, divergent, transform boundaries and more. Great supplemental activity when teaching seafloor spreading, continental drift, plate tectonics, etc. Students will create their own project at the end to show mastery of the content. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Plate tectonics storia, come studiare, storia antica. This handson science activity is designed to teach students who are blind or visually impaired about tectonic plates.
Voyage through time a plate tectonics page 4 of 16 extension activities. Plate tectonics driving mechanisms some simple rules that explain why. The lessons in this chapter will allow your students to get a better understanding of this scientific concept. A plate tectonics flip book answers schoolworkhelper. Tectonic plate boundaries activity and worksheet plate. Students investigate plate tectonic environments convergent, divergent, transform boundaries, topographybathymetry of continents and ocean basins, the distribution and pattern of earthquakes, the distribution of volcanoes, as well as ages of the seafloor, and more. Plate tectonics unit earth science, science lessons, earth. Feb 16, 2015 plate tectonics flip book this would be a great activity to use so the students have a visual of how the earth formed. Plate tectonics, volcanism, and the structure of the earth. Plate tectonics plate tectonics, earth science, science. This lesson is a 2week lesson that includes, labs, activities, powerpoints, and more. Designed for grades k5 and to be done at home or with small groups, this interactive multiactivity minicourse introduces children to how the shifting pieces of earths.
How to make a flip book animation so fun and simple. Plate tectonics activity, wheel of knowledge interactive notebook plate tectonics activity, wheel of knowledge interactive notebook, world geography wheel of knowledge interactive notebook this instruction sheet and wheel template will walk your students through creating an wheel of knowl. First flip book images from 35mm film from plato system, unpublished. A unifying theory is the main theory that explains how a whole group of natural phenomenon come about. Erosion vs weathering awesome science stem activities be sure and visit our what is. Plate tectonics this is the plate tectonics differentiation stations.
A popup book exploring plate tectonics written by youthinarts on august 14th, 20 sixth grade scientists at hall middle school explored paper engineering and popup techniques to create a popup book illustrating the movement and concept of plate tectonics. Feb 9, 2014 plate tectonics flip book this would be a great activity to use so the students have a visual of how the earth formed. The greatest quiz on tectonic plates youll ever attempt. Plate tectonics lesson plan timeline timetoast timelines. Sep 7, 2017 free worksheets on continental drift free worksheets on continental drift and prestigebux. Have your children choose one of their worksheets to show off to everyone.
Continental drift and plate tectonics part 1 activity. This free interactive book is perfect for helping your. Concept map version of tectonic plate boundary types notes. They would be able to cut, color, and form their own booklets to have to refer back to. Have students color and cut out the provided picture boxes and create a flip book type project that shows plate movement over millions of years.
It also lets students learn about the two theories of plate tectonics. This is a 4 four page flip book that students can create that can fit into a science interactive notebook. But the continents havent stopped shifting the tectonic plates beneath our feet in earths. Plate tectonics continental drift, flip book activities. Fortysix miniature plate tectonic reconstructions are presented that can be assembled into a flipbook that illustrates the movement of the continents. The flip book has a fictitious map of an area and then asks questions based on certain points of the map. This activity is a slight variation on an original activity, discovering plate boundaries, developed by dale sawyer at rice university. The students are supposed to deduct that the mountain has changed due to erosion. Students may research different facts about each plate tectonics term and write what they find on the provided blank lines. The text book is the yellow earth science textbook which is attached in the home page of my website at. It is made up of thick, interconnecting pieces called tectonic plates that fit together like a puzzle. Fortysix miniature plate tectonic reconstructions are presented that can be assembled.
However, in our classes, we use regular copy paper and find the kids still have a lot of fun with it. Mar 8, 2019 we are in unit 47 of layers of learning and todays science lesson was on plate tectonics. Save 30% with our plate tectonics activities bundle. There are only 7 rectangle boxes to cut, so it doesnt make a big book, but kids still get the idea. The indian plate caught the students eyes from the flip book activity.
Tectonic plates move atop the underlying mantle, a really thick layer of hot flowing rock. Voyage through time a plate tectonics page 3 of 16 boundary. Laurasia, the northern group of continents, and gondwanaland, the southern group of continents. Here is a printable pangaea flip book to get you started. Scotese, paleomap project, can be copied and cutup into 4 identical flip books.
Help young scientists piece together the theory of plate tectonics with this comprehensive collection of materials. Whether your are looking for worksheets, handson activities, or assessments, this resource has everything a science teacher nee. The plate tectonics printables are an earth science exploration that pairs with unit 47 about the plates. Tectonic plates interactive notebook activity plate. We do science once a week, usually on tuesday or wednesday. Information on divergent and convergent boundaries for notes. Frame 1 should be on top although the frames could also be ordered so that f20 is on the top, but it is useful. Model the structural layers of the earth, investigate the data that led to the theory of plate tectonics, and discover the relationship between plate tectonics and earthquakes, volcanos, and mountains, through data analysis and handson activities. This lesson plan was adapted from a similar activity by ford.
This 4 up version of the plate tectonics flip book by c. We are in unit of layers of learning and todays science lesson was on plate tectonics. Earth science for interactive notebooks kesler science. Have students cut out each frame carefully along the outside frame lines. There is also a map showing the same mountain over a 150 year period. Free worksheets on continental drift free worksheets on. The earthquake and ensuing tsunami in japan were a result of plate tectonics, or large scale movement of the earths crust. An additional plate tectonic activity is the epicenter lesson plan voyage through time a plate tectonics flip book in which continental drift during the past 190 million years a consequence of plate tectonics is effectively illustrated. Plate tectonics boundary activity essential questions. Although plate tectonics is a relatively young idea incomparison with unifying theories from other sciences e. It causes earthquakes, volcanoes, the rise of mountains etc.
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