Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Earth Science 2 Unit 2

Day Starter:
Students will define and distinguish types of mountains and ocean features by completing assignments and using the words fault-block, Aleutian, faulting, arc-continent, passive margins, active margins, terrane accretion, ocean trench, abyssal plain, and seamount. 

Question:
1) How do mountains form? 
2) What is a fault-block mountian?
3)  What is a arc-continent mountain?

Exit Ticket:
Today we introduced the formation of mountains. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph explaining what causes mountains to form. Use 2 green words from the day starter in your paragraph.