Monday, November 29, 2010

PLATE TECTONICS UNIT RESOURCES

LAYER C1 - helpful links:

* Click below to read & see pictures about the CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY.

  • WEBSITE 1 - lots of good info about evidence for Continental Drift Theory.
  • WEBSITE 2 - more of the above plus info about layers of the earth.
  • WEBSITE 3 - A great animation & lesson on the break up of Pangaea.
  • WEBSITE 4 - A wonderful lesson about Continental Drift Theory.
  • WEBSITE 5 - An animation that shows how the plates might move in the future.

C1 - QUIZ
** After completing the c1 layer: Click on the link below to take a short quiz.
PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A PIECE OF PAPER & take it to your teacher so she can check your yellow sheet.

C1 QUIZ



LAYER CII - USEFUL LINKS

CII-f: Click HERE for instructions for Mountain Movers lab.
or Click HERE to go straight to the Mountain Movers Lab

Geology Dictionary
or look for the vocabulary link at the top of the blog for lots more dictionary sites.

C2 - QUIZ
** After completing the c2 layer: Click on the link below to take a short quiz.
PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A PIECE OF PAPER & take it to your teacher so she can check your yellow sheet.

CII QUIZ



LAYER B - USEFUL LINKS:


B Layer - QUIZ
** After completing the B layer: Click on the link below to take a short quiz.
PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A PIECE OF PAPER & take it to your teacher so she can check your yellow sheet.

B LAYER QUIZ


LAYER A - USEFUL LINKS:

B-a: Google Earth Tour: Click HERE for a video tutorial on how to create a Google Tour using Google Earth.
Requirements: Find 10 landforms on the earth that were created at plate boundaries.
  • a computer with Google Earth downloaded.
  • internet connection
  • a video player for the tutorial
  • a way to save the .kmz tour file & either email it or bring it to me from home on flash drive.


Review Materials:

  • Click HERE to make sure you understand the plate tectonics theory.
  • Click HERE for an interactive lesson on plate tectonics theory.
  • Click HERE for another great interactive lesson on plate tectonics.

Vocabulary Review - Do you know all the words?
  • Click HERE for review games / flashcards.
  • Click HERE for more vocabulary review games.
  • Click HERE for more flashcards.
Animations:
  • Click HERE for animations of landforms created by plate boundaries.
  • Click HERE for an animation of convection currents in the mantle.