This week students will continue to examine how plates move through the theories of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics. We will first examine evidence for continental drift and write down the evidence in the form of a web and then through a student inquiry activity where students piece together the continents and discover the evidence themselves. We will observe how convection cells move plates through a lab where we heat up food coloring and water. This models how magma rises and sinks underneath the plates. Our final topic for the week is the three types of plate boundaries: convergent/mountain building, subduction zones, and divergent/sea floor spreading. Students will need to bring in clay to make a model of one of the boundaries with their group. If students have any cardboard at home to bring in that is appreciated as well.
Homework for the week:
Monday night: Pg. 416 questions Review #1-4
Tuesday night: Pg. 416 questions Reflect #1-4; finish continental drift evidence if not finished
Wednesday night: Study guide definitions and pictures of the first column of vocabulary words on pg. 439 (lithosphere to plates); bring in clay if ready (and cardboard if you have it)
Thursday night: Bring in clay (and cardboard)
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