Continental Drift: Matching Resources (Together then Separate or Vice Versa)

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  • HW: Draw a mirror copy of the Earth’s Features Diagram (from Plate Tectonic notes) and label all the features.

  • CW: Activity summary paragraph.

  • DN: What is continental drift?

  • EQ: What evidence supports that the continents have moved and are still moving?

  • Reminders: [1] Quiz on Wednesday. [2] Midterm on next Friday (1/24).

Lesson Outline

5min Students complete the Do Now by answering question in notebook.

10min Together-then-Separate Modeling Activity

10min Separate-then-Together Modeling Activity

5min Class discussion.

5min Students write a summary paragraph of what they learned from each activity and how it supports that continents (South America & Africa) were together and then separated - as opposed to always separate and have matching shapes and resources by chance.

5min Share Discuss homework.

5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.

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