Continental Drift: Fossil Puzzle
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CW: [1] Correctly assembled Fossil Puzzle glued onto separate sheet of paper with a touch of color. [2] Finish Continental Drift Island Match Slideshow and turn in via schoology.
DN: What is Pangea?
RESOURCES
Fossil Evidence Continent Puzzle
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10-15min Plate Tectonics Quiz.
15-20min Fossil Evidence Continent Puzzle. Students cut out pieces. Students use the fossil evidence to arrange the puzzle pieces. Glue, colour, and title.
10min [Finish from yesterday.] Continental Drift Island Match Slideshow. Students use the evidence they collected to figure out how the islands fitted together in the past. (The edges don’t have to fit perfectly. Mountains must line up.)
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.