Current Unit

Plate Tectonics Unit

Due Date: May 14

The Big Idea: To investigate how plates move about on Earth’s surface and to observe how geologic features form as a result.

Unit Calendar: http://userfiles.educatorpages.com/userfiles/julienelson/Plate_Tectonics/Plate Tectonics Unit 2013.docx

Directions

Examine the activities you can do to learn the unit objectives. All of the activities and the dates we are doing them are listed below. They are due at the latest on May 14 . No work will be accepted after May 14 unless you are absent that day.

The activities in bold are required for every student to do. These will help you learn the basics of the unit. After you have mastered the basics, move to section B and then section A for more challenging activities. You must demonstrate knowledge for each level before moving on to the next section.

When you complete an activity, you must turn it in to receive feedback. YOU MAY NOT TURN IN MORE THAN TWO ACTIVITIES PER DAY. Including the last day of the unit.

As always, if you have questions ask or email.

Objectives

· Explain Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis about the continents.

· List the evidence for sea-floor spreading.

· Explain the process of sea-floor spreading.

· Describe the process of subduction.

· Explain the theory of plate tectonics.

· Describe the three types of plate boundaries.

State Standards

Addressed

ES2F:

Draw a labeled diagram showing how convection in the upper mantle drives movement of crustal plates. Describe what may happen when plate boundaries meet (e.g., earthquakes, tsunami, faults, mountain building), with examples from the Pacific Northwest.

Explain how a given landform (e.g. mountain) has been shaped by processes that build up structures (e.g., uplift) and by processes that break down and carry away material (e.g., weathering and erosion).

INQE:

Create a model to represent the behavior of events.

Vocabulary

continental drift	Pangea	fossil	plate
plate tectonics	divergent boundary	convergent boundary	transform boundary

Use the calendar to document your progress each day.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

5/6

Prediction Guide

Pangaea Puzzle

and worksheet

5/7

Read textbook

pages 136-154

Questions

5/8

GLAD

5/9

Work Day

5/10

GLAD

Plate Boundary

Worksheet

5/13

Plate Boundary

Worksheet

5/14

How Plates Move Worksheet

5/15

Vocab

5/16

Discuss

Prediction Guide

C, B and A Work

Due. Vocab and

Review Guide

5/17

Test

C Activities

Topic	Activity	Points Possible	Due Dates	Completed
Before Reading	Prediction Guide http://userfiles.educatorpages.com/userfiles/julienelson/Plate_Tectonics/Plate Tectonic Unit Prediction Guide.docx	5	5/6
puzzle	Pangea Puzzle Questions http://userfiles.educatorpages.com/userfiles/julienelson/Plate_Tectonics/Pangea Questions.docx	5	5/8
worksheet	Pangea Puzzle http://userfiles.educatorpages.com/userfiles/julienelson/Plate_Tectonics/Pangaea Puzzle.pdf	5	5/8
Read and worksheet	Read textbook pages 136-154 answer worksheet questions http://userfiles.educatorpages.com/userfiles/julienelson/Plate_Tectonics/Questions for pgs 140-154.docx	10	5/9
worksheet	Plate Boundary Color http://userfiles.educatorpages.com/userfiles/julienelson/Plate_Tectonics/Plate Tectonics Boundary Color.docx	10	5/14
worksheet	How Plates Move http://userfiles.educatorpages.com/userfiles/julienelson/Plate_Tectonics/How Plates Move.docx	10	5/15
vocabulary	Vocabulary http://userfiles.educatorpages.com/userfiles/julienelson/Vocabulary Template.docx	10	5/16
worksheet	Review Guide http://userfiles.educatorpages.com/userfiles/julienelson/Plate_Tectonics/2013Unit Review Guide.docx	10	5/16
	Test	100	5/17