Gplates is an interactive plate tectonics visualisation program. From continental drift to the theory of plate tectonics to help you with your project s, i have included the following guidelines that should help you figure out what information you need to have in order to get all of the points. Browse plate tectonics project resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. Also explains movements of the earth that have created volcanoes and earthquakes. The theory of plate tectonics grew out of earlier hypotheses and observations collected during exploration of the rocks of the ocean floor. You will lose considerable points for every day it is late. The lithosphere lithosphere is comprised of the upper mantle and the. Plate tectonics worksheet 8th grade pdf conecti brasil. Explain what occurs at a transform plate boundary between 2 plates made of ocean crust. Britannica school edition search levelappropriate reference articles, journals and magazines, the webs best sites, multimedia, and curriculum content britannica image quest is a database of images and clip art that can be used for presentations and projects. An explanation of how the continents formed going from one big land mass to individual continents. Digital files of the presentday plate boundaries are available below. Access rights manager can enable it and security admins to quickly analyze user authorizations and access permissions to systems, data, and files, and help them protect their organizations from the potential risks of data loss and data breaches. This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning.
Gplates enables interactive visualisation and manipulation of the platetectonic reconstructions of geological. Each type of interaction causes a characteristic set of earth structures or tectonic features. The powerpoint and pdf files are designed to be used together. Mineral deposits, continental drift, and plate tectonics. These plate tectonics and earthquakes cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about plate tectonics and earthquakes. The data page contains additional geological datasets relating to plate tectonics. I also organized a few teacher notes on plate tectonics to. Student scores a 75% or above on multiple choice question portion. Chapter 7 section 2 plate tectonics restless continents. Notes on plate tectonics plate tectonics states that the earths crust and upper mantle are broken into sections, called plates. In this exercise, the students will examine the pattern of earthquakes and volcanoes at occur in the atlantic ocean. The layer below the lithosphere is the asthenosphere. Discuss with them how europe, africa, south america, and north america might fit together as puzzle pieces. The plate model developed by the plates project describes the evolution of the earths oceans and the movement of the earths tectonic plates from the late precambrian through the present day.
Frank taylor first proposed this idea in 1910, alexander du toit later in 1937, harry hess explored the geomorphology of the seafloor by ship in 1960s. Plate tectonics, the study of such relative motions and. Dec 12, 20 a quick overview of plate tectonics, including a look at the different types of plate boundaries. Plate tectonics project plate boundaries crustal features. Plate tectonics in this crosssection through the earths crust, tectonic plates are shown pushing together, sliding past one another, sliding one underneath the other or moving apart. Vocabulary plate tectonics, fossil evidence, geology, convergent plate, transform plate. You may choose one of the project options listed or you may come up with your own project. Plate tectonics in a box scissors shoebox several sheets of plain paper 2 sheets of cardboard tape markers reading earths movements, 1 copy per student linking across the curriculum. Introduce students to the concept of continental movement and plate tectonics.
Fords project earth sciencegeology published by nsta press in 1996 activity 6, p. Watch the animation of pangaea moving just below title all about plate tectonics. Like the scientists before us, we will now merge the ideas of continental drift and seafloor spreading into the theory of plate tectonics. This story map was created with the story map journal application in arcgis online. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia plate tectonics from greek, tekton. The earth is the only planet known to currently have plate tectonics. The data on the small globe have been simplified for the small size of the project.
Summarize the theory of plate tectonics making reference to crustal plates and to their movement over time. Lay all supplies needed for the project on sheets of newspaper placed on a table. Earths plates are made up of parts of the seafloor and continents, so as the seafloor spreads it also makes the continents move. Workshop 9 lesson plan participants will refresh content related to plate tectonics. Create a piece of art model, sculpture, painting, drawing on plate tectonics and include a 5 paragraph explanation of your art. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Finally, there was an explanation for how the continents could move. Plate tectonics projects due november 26th, 2012 choose at least 30 points of work. The lithosphere lithosphere is comprised of the upper mantle and the crust, the outer shell of the earth. The pattern of occurrence of these events is one of the key pieces of evidence for plate tectonics.
Tectonic plates are composed of oceanic lithosphere and thicker continental. A set of 10 maps showing plate tectonics into the far future. The earths plates jostle about in fits and starts that are punctuated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Plates of the world materials chalkboard and chalk or chart paper and markers for each group, or 1 class demonstration set. University of texas institute for geophysics technical report no. In 1969, spreading plate margins became part of the theory of plate tectonics. Students participate in a jigsaw activity to learn about types of plate boundaries, becoming an expert in one of five global datasets earthquakes, volcanoes, seafloor age, topography, and gravity and then sharing their expertise to build connections between the different datasets.
Plate tectonics and contributions from scientific ocean drilling going back to the original data. Gplates is an interactive platetectonics visualisation program. Based on the pace of your course, you may need to adapt the lesson plan to fit your needs. Plate tectonics information and facts national geographic. Ms word and pdf versions of this document are located at. Stewart 2 cartography and graphic design by will r. The purpose of this project was to develop a web gis userfriendly interface and create a novel learning environment for students to discover important geospatial. Results from deep sea drilling project dsdp leg 3 senegal to brazil, december 1968 to january 1969 summary students use original data from an early leg in the history of scientific ocean drilling to participate in the excitement of original. Assign each group a type of plate movement to demonstrate for the class. Since not everyone has access to a largeformat printer we offer the poster as a 3 page, tabloidsize pdf file that can be printed and taped together. The data page was compiled as part of the plates project which is a research project focused on plate tectonics and geologic reconstructions. Remember, no matter what options you choose, you must make sure that your project s.
Call on volunteers to tell what they know about plate tectonics. Plate tectonics project timeline and grading rubric. A theory that plates below the surface of the earth move and interact with each other. Earths plates and watch the movement of each continent continental drift describe the movement of india. Plate tectonics stem challenges the perfect challenges for students who are studying plate tectonics and earth science. Plates are composed of the crust and a part of the upper mantle, these two parts together are called the lithosphere. Taking the pulse of yellowstones breathing volcano. Plate tectonics quiz volcano research project plate tectonics. The goal of the paleomap project is to illustrate the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years. From continental drift to the theory of plate tectonics to help you with your projects, i have included the following guidelines that should help you figure out what information you need to have in order to get all of the points. Divide the class into small groups and distribute plate tectonics in a box to each. In other words, cooling of the mantle leads to plate tectonics while cooling of the core is responsible for mantle plumes. Which two plates are interacting at the cascadia subduction zone. The creation of new oceanic crust at midocean ridges is called seafloor spreading.
Circle the names of the three major tectonic plates labeled on the map. Check out our image of the presentday plate boundaries. When the concept of seafloor spreading came along, scientists recognized that it was the mechanism to explain how continents could move around earths surface. The plate tectonics theory and mantle plume concept thus complement each other to ex. We are interested in the rates and directions in which faults and shear zones move. Visualizations include simple animations, gisbased animated maps, paleogeographic maps and globes, as well as numerous illustrations and photos. Pdf plate tectonics, our major paradigm for how the earth works, was established. Project instructions due wed jan 8 for blocks 1,3,5,7 due thurs jan 9 for blocks 2,6 all projects are to be completed with black ink no computer generated diagrams are accepted. The yellow arrows show which way the plates are moving. Gplates enables interactive visualisation and manipulation of the plate tectonic reconstructions of geological and paleogeographic features through geological time. Using a web gis plate tectonics simulation to promote. 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. 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. It also gives good plate tectonics project 110eptsj objective.
Most of these occur at the diverging plate boundary that. This activity is a slight variation on an original activity, discovering plate boundaries, developed by dale sawyer at rice university. Plate tectonics qfiles the online library of knowledge. Plate tectonics is the surface manifestation of mantle convection, but the large contrast in viscosities between the lithosphere and the deeper mantle leads to departures from a simple boiling pot. Plate tectonics, meaning plate structure, is the theory that earths outer layer is made up of plates. A theory that combines continental drift and seafloor spreading. You will recall from a previous chapter that there are three. The structure of the earth, plate tectonics and landforms. Salt maps can be used to create lithospheric plates and tectonic plate boundaries for 3d projects, and they provide an excellent method for projecting the theory of plate tectonics. To explain the theory of plate tectonics and present the information in a creative format. Project instructions due wed jan 8 for blocks 1,3,5,7. Plate, while continental crust buoyantly projects above.
The usgs hosts numerous files relating to earthquakes and plate tectonics on this data page. The earths crust is divided into plates which are moved in various directions. I prepared for todays lesson by projecting and tracing the following document plate tectonics template on a large bulletin board paper. 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. Below is a sample breakdown of the plate tectonics chapter into a 5day school week. This dynamic planet world map of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics. The tasc transition curriculum is a collaborative project of the new york state. Updated plate motion models are in turn applied to regional tectonic studies by plates investigators and collaborators and by project sponsors. Seismic and tomographic information documents two major ways slabs can break. This plate motion causes them to collide, pull apart, or scrape against each other.
The plates place a mark in the box after you have completed each step. Plate tectonics is a combination of two ideas, seafloor spreading and continental drift. Britannica school edition search levelappropriate reference articles, journals and magazines, the webs best sites, multimedia, and curriculum content britannica image quest is a database of images and clip art that can be used for presentations and projects usgs. Pdf to understand how plate tectonics became earths dominant. In addition, the diving plate melts and is often spewed out in. Project instructions due wed jan 8 for blocks 1,3,5,7 due. Plate boundaries are marked by numerous volcanoes and earthquakes. Plate tectonics the tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century. This section provides access to a wide array of visualizations and supporting material that can be used effectively to teach students about plate tectonic movements. The area where two plates meet is called plate boundaries. The theory of plate tectonics geology lumen learning. Dec 28, 2016 the data page was compiled as part of the plates project which is a research project focused on plate tectonics and geologic reconstructions. I also organized a few teacher notes on plate tectonics to help guide class discussions today. How to build a tectonic plate for a science project sciencing.
Institute for geophysics university of texas at austin. Tectonic plate projects can be designed easily by creating an interesting salt map from ingredients found in most kitchens. Remember, no matter what options you choose, you must make sure that your projects. A collection of curricula for the starlab plate tectonics cylinder. Plate tectonics notes hanover area school district. Geological understanding of plate tectonics 25 that plate tectonics cools the mantle whereas mantle plumes cool the earths core. Plate tectonic theory arose out of the hypothesis of continental drift proposed. Plate tectonics describes the distribution and motion of the plates.
The tasc transition curriculum is a collaborative project of the new york state education department and the queens borough public library, supported by funding from the new york state department of labor. This collection is not exhaustive but does represent some of the best sources for. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia plate tectonics from greek, tekton builder or mason describes the large. Third edition published 2006 by tom simkin, 1 robert i. To create a visual model demonstrating an understanding of the various topics associated with the theory of plate tectonics and how these topics all relate to one another. Since the theory of plate tectonics was first introduced, how far has the tectonic plate were standing on moved. Results from deep sea drilling project dsdp leg 3 senegal to brazil, december 1968 to january 1969 teacher guide summary students use original data from an early leg in the history of scientific ocean drilling to participate in the excitement of. How to build a tectonic plate for a science project.