Earth Science Unit 2 Day 2

Learning Objective: Students will learn about changes to the Earth's surface and cause and effect of changes by doing a simulation and will analyze and interpret their data in writing using technical vocabulary (divergent boundary, convergent boundary, transform boundary, plate tectonics, mantle, lithosphere, oceanic crust, subduction, density)


Questions:

1. Which tectonic plate (name) do you think involves the most energy and causes the biggest impact? Explain.
2. What changes are the result of divergent boundaries?
3. Match the mountains with the description of its formation.

Exit Ticket for Day 2: Put together the info from the Day 1 learning activity with the info from today's learning activity how are they connected? Use ALL of the following sentence starters to help you. 1. The day 1 learning activity we learned about_______________ by... 2. Today's activity we learned about... 3. These are connected because they...

	A. Himalayas Terrane accretion B. Andes Oceanic-oceanic C. Aleutians Continental-continental D. North American Cordillera Near an active continental margin