Continental Drift: Modeling Evidence
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?
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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.
Continental Drift: Fossil Puzzle
CW: Correctly assembled Fossil Puzzle glued onto separate sheet of paper with a touch of color.
DN: What is the weakest evidence for continental drift?
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CW: Correctly assembled Fossil Puzzle glued onto separate sheet of paper with a touch of color.
DN: What is the weakest evidence for continental drift?
RESOURCES
Fossil Evidence Continent Puzzle
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
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 Sign-Separate vs Separate-Sign Modeling Activity.
10min Finish paragraph summaries, margin questions, etc. of Continental Drift notes.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Continental Drift: Notes
CW/HW: Complete paragraph summary; margin questions, highlights, and foldy-thing handout (with notes, labels and color).
DN: Take note handout and make Foldy-Thing.
EQ: What evidence supports that the continents have moved?
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CW/HW: Complete paragraph summary; margin questions, highlights, and foldy-thing handout (with notes, labels and color).
DN: Take note handout and make Foldy-Thing.
EQ: What evidence supports that the continents have moved?
Resources
Lesson Outline
5min Students complete the Do Now.
25min Continental Drift Notes with Foldy-Thing (notes on p47 and fold-thing p46).
10min Complete paragraph summaries, margin questions, etc. Share with class.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Continental Drift: The Game (Day 2)
CW/HW: Complete matching islands and explaining the logic of your matches.
DN: What is Pangea?
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CW/HW: Complete matching islands and explaining the logic of your matches.
DN: What is Pangea?
Resources
Continental Drift Game Direct Link
Continental Drift Islands Activity Handout
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
10min Students cut out island pieces with all the collected data recorded on them.
15min Students use the data collected (fossil age and type, rock layer type, mountain rock age & type, and location of glacial till) to determine how and which islands used to go together. (Note: Pieces can be rotated to align them according to the data. There is no perfect fit.)
15min Students will glue pieces down on a separate sheet of paper and explain their logic. (Add details. “The mountains match.” is not specific enough. How do you know the mountains match?)
5min Clean up. Wrap up.
Continental Drift: The Game (Day 1)
CW/HW: Complete the Continental Drift Island Match Handouts
DN: When is your midterm? And what will it cover?
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CW/HW: Complete filling out the Continental Drift Islands Activity Handout.
DN: When is your midterm? And what will it cover?
Resources
Continental Drift Game Direct Link
Continental Drift Islands Activity Handout
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
10min Teacher outlines how to play the Continental Drift game and fill out the Continental Drift Island Match handout by recording information about the evidence found at each site, marking the locations of mountains, finding the age and composition of the mountains, and recording the layers of core samples, and locations of glacial till.
15-20min Students play the game and complete the worksheet.
5min Clean up. Wrap up.