Using online science tools like these in homeschooling is perfect for those of us who cant afford actual textbooks. Introduction to plate tectonics and earthquakes lesson plans. Plate movements are responsible for most continental and ocean floor features and for the distribution of most rocks and minerals within earths crust. Earth continually changes to give students an overview of how earth changes and the role that plate tectonics. Living in a second world country it is hard enough to get educational resources. So far, you have learned that there are four major systems on earth. Plate tectonics information and facts national geographic. Students studying geology in grade 6 will investigate how earths surface is formed, describe processes that change earth, and explain the. The disaster is a volcano convergent boundry, an earthquake t. This guide is an outline of the plate tectonic and earthquake seismology powerpoint presentations. While the pdf looks big, it is mostly big pictures and selfassessment questions. Evidence that supports the theory of plate tectonics includes distribution of rock formation and fossils, shapes of existing continents, ocean floor features, and seismic and volcanic activity. Referring to the earth systems poster that we created at the beginning of the unit, i explain.
Carpenter te 804 12502 this unit plan is intended to cover about seven weeks and would be appropriate for a middle school general science class or an introductory earth science high school class. According to the theory, earth has a rigid outer layer, known as the lithosphere, which is typically about 100 km 60 miles thick and overlies a plastic moldable, partially molten layer called the asthenosphere. Plate tectonics is a relatively new, wellsupported scientific theory that helps explain earths landforms, catastrophic events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and other. The lithosphere is broken up into seven very large continental and oceansized plates, six or seven mediumsized. This plate motion causes them to collide, pull apart, or scrape against each other. The evolution of plate tectonics article pdf available in philosophical transactions of the royal society a mathematical physical and engineering sciences 37622. These slabs are called tectonic plates and fit together like pieces to a puzzle. There are three principal types of plate boundary divergent, convergent, and transform. Although plate tectonics is a relatively young idea in comparison with unifying theories from other sciences e. The structure of the earth, plate tectonics and landforms.
Plate tectonics the earths crust is divided into plates which are moved in various directions. The activities in this unit teach a basic understanding of plate tectonics and the way in which observations of earths past have provided evidence in support of the theory of plate tectonics. You will critically analyze the effects of these earth processes in order to determine the stability of an area. Students will be able to understand key concepts of plate tectonics state three types of tectonic plate boundaries. The amount that a tectonic plate moves during a persons life is measurable. Plate tectonics unit 5e model by nitty gritty science tpt. Convergent boundaries a convergent boundary is where two tectonic plates push together. Plate tectonics describes the distribution and motion of the plates. Plate tectonics is a theory that describes largescale movements of earths lithosphere. The movement of tectonic plates is most evident at the boundaries between the plates. Grade 3 unit 5 plate tectonics university of hawaii at manoa.
It explains how and why features in earths crust form and. The theory of plate tectonics grew out of earlier hypotheses and observations collected during exploration of the rocks of the ocean floor. Please read very carfully and answer with complete sentences using a word document. Please note if you have purchased nitty gritty physical science bundles in the past, resources from this unit may be included. Unit 2 vocabulary plate tectonics flashcards quizlet. Theory of plate tectonics is the unifying theory that explains earths geological processes. The tharpheezen map illustrated the geological features that characterize the seafloor and became a crucial factor in the acceptance of the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift. Plate tectonics is the name given to our modern theory of how the earth works. To appreciate the extent that plate tectonics impacts the world to begin thinking about the issues of tectonic hazards watch the youtube below for an introduction into what we will be studying in. As students explore data about plate boundaries on earth today, they make connections to what happened in earths past. The historical data related to the present plate tectonic theory.
Plate tectonics the unifying theory of geology we live on a layer of earth known as the lithosphere which is a collection of rigid slabs that are shifting and sliding into each other. To appreciate the extent that plate tectonics impacts the world to begin thinking about the issues of tectonic hazards watch the youtube below for an introduction into what we will be studying in this unit. This unit in the form of pdf file includes engaging, colorful, informative, visually stimulating and eyecatching photos and diagrams as. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Use the statements below to make flashcards to study for the plate tectonics unit test. Pdf plate tectonics, our major paradigm for how the earth works, was established. It helps us understand how and why earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains. The grade 6 earth science unit on plate tectonics is presented to students through a series of investigations using indirect evidence models and direct evidence, experiments, active learning experiences, researching using a variety of sources, questions, and assessments. Imagine you if the movies were real and the scientists in the movies have just warned you that there is an impending disaster. This unit engages students in an indepth, studentdirected investigation and several guided inquiries to discover, test, and use the theory of plate tectonics. Geological effects of plate tectonics unit snapshot topic. You will recall from a previous chapter that there are three.
The plate tectonics module what will earth look like in 500 million years. Links below are live and will take you to the unit. See full notes in pdf click here composite volcanoes made up of alternating layers of lava and ash and containing sticky lava which doesnt flow very far e. In our plate tectonics unit large scale geology you will investigate ways that plate movement causes changes on the earths surface. The concept of plate tectonics was formulated in the 1960s. It explains how and why features in earths crust form and continents move. Students will be able to understand key concepts of plate tectonics. The plates make up earths outer shell, called the lithosphere. Plate tectonics, theory dealing with the dynamics of earths outer shell that revolutionized earth sciences by providing a uniform context for understanding mountainbuilding processes, volcanoes, and earthquakes as well as the evolution of earths surface and reconstructing its past continents and oceans. Be able to describe the general distribution of fold mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes be able to explain how the distribution of fold mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes is related to movements at plate boundaries. Please note if you have purchased nitty gritty physical science bundles in the past, resources f.
Social justice and equality unit 11 economics unit 12. Etna in italy usually found at destructive plate boundaries steepsided and coneshaped molten lava eventually cools to form new rocks. Plates move apart at divergent plate boundaries such as the oceanic. You will recognize that earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are indicators of tectonic activity.
This unit focuses on plate tectonics at the three types of plate boundaries convergent, divergent, transform and the various geologic events, including land formations that occur due to their interactions earthquakes, trenches, mountains, volcanoes, etc. This is a unit study on plate tectonics in geology or earth science subject. Earth and space science plate tectonics page 1 of 3. I would recommend the glencoe chapters which have a lot more information.
Students studying geology in grade 6 will investigate how earths surface is formed, describe processes that change earth, and explain the physical effects of these processes. A pdf guide to plate tectonics and earthquakes is also available. This unit plan contains lesson plans and resources that are aimed at exploring the year 9 victorian curriculum earth science links. This unit in the form of pdf file includes engaging, colorful, informative, visually stimulating and. Free earth science lapbook homeschool science unit study.
In 1977, after decades of tediously collecting and mapping ocean sonar data, scientists began to see a fairly accurate picture of the seafloor emerge. Plate tectonics unit central dauphin school district. I can use a map to explain plate tectonics and how the earths systems interact at plate boundaries. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This unit engages students in an indepth, studentdirected. The guide contains links to totle introduction to plate tectonics and earthquakes teaching resources and a table of contents of teaching resources on this topic. Attempt has been made to cover various points on different plate tectonics theories. This complete unit is a collection of my plate tectonics resources found in my earth science curriculum the complete course 5e model and is now being offered as an individual unit for purchase. The theory of plate tectonics proposes that the lithosphere is divided into a series of plates that fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. This unit in the form of pdf file includes engaging, colorful, informative, visually stimulating and eyecatching photos and diagrams as per the topic need which rarely fails to. This unit focuses on plate tectonics at the three types of plate boundaries. Each type of interaction causes a characteristic set of earth structures or tectonic features.
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