Continental Drift: Modeling Evidence
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CW: Pattern Papers and ABCD CER Claim and Reasoning.
DN: Write a complete CER (A = Halloween; B = Free Candy; C = Fun).
EQ: What evidence supports that the continents have moved?
Resources
Lesson Outline
5min Students complete the Do Now.
15min Separation Patterns Modeling Activity (Snowman Island on Divergent Boundary)
5min Observations & Comparison to Seafloor Spreading.
15min Claim & Reasoning (A=D & A=B=C=D so A=D):
A = Africa & South America.
B = Alternating N & S rock layers with oldest at the edges and newest in the middle.
C = Alternating color layers with oldest at the edges and newest in the middle.
D = Separation (Model)
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.