A foldable is a 3d, studentmade, interactive graphic organizer based upon a skill. Turn your folded paper so that the open end of the fold is facing you. Which plates are converging at the northern border of india. Plate convergence vectors referenced from united states geological survey. How would solid material accomodate movement in this solid body. The theory encompasses the older concepts of continental drift, developed. Plate tectonic notes lake dallas independent school district.
Continental plates plates less dense thicker make up earths land plates are composed of the lithosphere and are broken apart into 23 different pieces scientific theory a theory explains how nature works. This lesson plan was adapted from a similar activity by ford, 1994. Tectonic plates california institute of technology. The theory has caused a revolution in the way we think about the earth. Since the development of the theory, geologists have had to reexamine almost every aspect of. Surface observations and seismic waves showed that the earths interior was solid. Plate tectonics, the study of such relative motions. I also have a brochure on the layers of the earth the topics cov.
For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. The earth is composed of layers of different composition and physical properties, principally the solid central core, the fluid peripheral core, the viscous mantle, and the solid. Looking at the world map, what dolooking at the world map, what do you notice about the shape of theyou notice about the shape of the continents. The main goal of the plate tectonics foldable is to describe what you have learned about the different types of plate movements of the earth. Crust is continuously being regenerated and removed. Crust mantle core crust lithosphere plate movement the crust is broken into plates that move. The story of plate tectonics also available on the.
Making a foldable gives students a fast, kinesthetic activity that helps them organize and retain information. Earths crust and upper mantle are divided into plates. The global mosaic of plates periodically reorganizes itself and new plate boundaries form while others close up. Takehome messages earths geology is dominated by the processes of plate tectonics. Name class period plate tectonics project 110eptsj objective. Discuss with them how europe, africa, south america, and north america might fit together as puzzle pieces. Plate tectonics foldable by kerrie riley teachers pay.
On the underside of the tab, write separating plates now lets move on to the 2nd plate boundary. The process of drawing a picture involves students much more deeply than reading or discussion. Convergent plate boundaries cause compression of the earths crust, resulting in folding, overthrusting, trenching, or crustal thickening. How the activity is situated in the course this is a standalone exercise typically given near the beginning of the course in either discussion or lab section. This lesson plan is useful for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students. Notes on plate tectonics plate tectonics states that the earths crust and upper mantle are broken into sections, called plates. Synergies between plate tectonics, paleogeography, paleoclimate, paleoceanography, and the evolution of life through time chapter 9. Which plates are sliding past each other in california. Introduce students to the concept of continental movement and plate tectonics. The continental drift hypothesiscontinents have moved slowly to notetaking worksheet. Convection currents rise in the asthenosphere and spread out beneath the lithosphere, causing the movement of earths plates. Classroom interactions 2007 the university of texas at austin 5e lesson template lesson authors l ochsie lesson title lets explore plate tectonics. Ande m e ans i n g faul r t n s g r n s g r m e ans h n g s t ac e r feature divergent boundary convergentsubduction boundary convergentcollision boundary transformsliding. Plate tectonics underlined words and phrases are to be filled in by students on the a.
Call on volunteers to tell what they know about plate tectonics. The theory of plate tectonics states that earths crust, together with the solid top of the mantle, is broken up into sections. Also, you can decide if you want to give the foldable with the answers already given or a blank template so that students can fill in the answers. Plate boundary movements and their results foldable. The lithosphere lithosphere is comprised of the upper mantle and the. Label the middle tab divergent and draw the plate movements here lift the tab. Continental crust oceanic crust oceanic crust alaska. Plate tectonics is a good example of how the science community collects evidence and then continuously tests the theory. This pdf includes 54 full pages of various flippables, graphic organizers and. Larger faults are mostly from action occuring in earths plates. Students can either construct the foldable as a handheld study tool or glue it into their interactive notebooks. Newest version uploaded this is the perfect addition to your unit on plate tectonics. A foldable is to quote the queen of foldables, dinah zike.
Create a piece of art model, sculpture, painting, drawing on plate tectonics and include a 5 paragraph explanation of your art. Lithosphere is divided into plates that slide around on top of the slowly moving mesosphere tectonic plates it occurred after the breakup of pangaea, and since then the continents. Shoutout to 2 of my new students who stayed for tutoring on thursday to setup their notebooks and prepare themselves for success in science. Plate tectonics the tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century. A scientific revolution unfolds 2 introduction plate tectonics. Create a timeline of the events leading to the theory of plate tectonics. Lesson 1 the earth is cracking up lesson at a glance lesson 1 introduces the concept that the earth is not solid, and that the crust is like a thin skin fl oating on top of a hot, taffylike body of magma. All continents were once connected as one large landmass now called pangaea. Symbols white arrows show plate motion direction volcanoes generalized hot spot arrow direction of plate motion great earthquakes since 1900. Plate tectonics have shaped the continents for millions of years. The chapter opens with a discussion of alfred wegner s hypothesis of continental drift, its supporting evidence, and its major criticisms. Subduction processes during plate convergence result in the formation of volcanoes. Foldables can be used for any subject and have many different uses.
Plate tectonics foldable earth science lessons, earth. Formation and exploitation of the worlds energy and mineral. In other words, cooling of the mantle leads to plate tectonics while cooling of the core is responsible for mantle plumes. Tectonic plates drift, collide and deform, and we approximate tectonic effects in the lithosphere to compute the uplift and folding of the crust. Plasienka geological institute, slovak academy of sciences, slovakia keywords. Continental drift, sea floor spreading and plate tectonics plate tectonics is a theory developed in the late 1960s, to explain how the outer layers of the earth move and deform. Tectonic plates interactive notebook activity plate tectonics. As you read each paragraph, take notes about the key ideas in the. We had a busy week with testing, changed schedules, pictures, tutoring and conferences. This skin is cracked, and each section moves over and under other sections. A fault is a break in the rocks that make up the earths crust, along which on either side rocks move pass eachother. Plate tectonics foldable this product is designed to align with sol 5.
Teaching plate tectonics with easytodraw illustrations next time you teach plate tectonics, consider a drawwithme presentation that will engage your students and help them understand the spatial and movement aspects of plate boundary environments. Plate boundariesplate tectonics interactive notebook. Desired results established goals standards njcccs 5. I also organized a few teacher notes on plate tectonics to. The plates float on part of the mantle called the asthenosphere. Students cut out the cover cards and glue them onto the front of a three flap shutter fold foldable. Bring the bottom of your paper up so that it almost meets the top of your page about 1 to 2 cm away from the top. Geological understanding of plate tectonics 25 that plate tectonics cools the mantle whereas mantle plumes cool the earths core. Lithosphere is divided into plates that slide around on top of the slowly moving mesosphere tectonic plates it occurred after the breakup of. Additional information on plate tectonics and continental drift can be found in bolt, 1993. Cube foldable for plate tectonics by ryan maney on prezi. Plates are composed of the crust and a part of the upper mantle, these two parts together are called the lithosphere.
Describe some of the events and pieces of evidence that led to the theory of plate tectonics. Using easytodraw illustrations to teach about plate. Convergence data are shown by arrows describing direction and speed, relative to the plate across the boundary. The theory of plate tectonics explains the formation, movement, and subduction of earths plates. Plate tectonics, our major paradigm for how the earth works, was established in the 1960ies following decades of observational research that culminated in key discoveries such as geomagnetic. Continental drift, sea floor spreading and plate tectonics. Tectonic plates plate boundary referenced from bird, peter 2003 an updated digital model of plate boundaries. Plate tectonics this plate tectonics lesson plan involves a classroom activity to help students understand the processes that move and shape earths surface. To explain the theory of plate tectonics and present the information in a creative format. The lithosphere crust is broken into about twelve sections called plates. Plate tectonics shape and shake british columbia earthquakes. A similar flipbook is presented in tremor troop 2000. Plate tectonics plates and their consequences grade. We have a hypothesis of the general mechanics, but there might be pieces of data that do not fit the overall principle.
I prepared for todays lesson by projecting and tracing the following document plate tectonics template on a large bulletin board paper. The lithosphere is the rigid upper mantle and the crust. Plate movement is driven by convection in earths mantle. The foldable compares and contrasts the three types of plate boundaries. Download pdf versiondownload doc versiondownload the. The plate tectonics theory and mantle plume concept thus complement each other to ex. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia plate tectonics from greek, tekton builder or mason describes the large scale motions of earths lithosphere. In the 1960s, scientists formed a new theory about how earths surface changes.
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