Science Unit 2
History of Earth
Plate Tectonics
Geo Poetry:
Once there was a rock
A rock so heavy
I found it lying upon the levy
I found it sitting in a crack...
I thought "a fault!!"
The rock itself was basalt.
T.M.
PROJECT EXAMPLE PIC
Plate tectonic map link
Pangaea map
USGS Earthquake Map
Trigger Assignment:
Text/Notes: Photocopy chapter 8 pages 157-173
Vocabulary: from text and class discussion
Section Review/Study Questions: Section Review Questions 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Lab/Final Activity: To be determined
Essential Question (written response): How has tectonic movement shaped the Earth?
Quiz(s)/Test: Open note Unit test
The picture below is a quick incomplete example of the kind of drawing that the students need to create. I drew this in class to give them an idea, starting point.