Earth Science Unit 2 Day 2

Learning: Students will learn about causes of plate tectonics and will describe and analyze them in writing using the language of science (fault, plate boundary, transform, convergent, divergent), foldable, check up partners, notes.

Questions:

1. What are tectonic plates? (book or brain)
2. What do tectonic plates look like? (book)
3. How does plate tectonics affect Earth's surface? (book)

Links for Class Today

• http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysFlr/plates1.html
• http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html
• http://sciencewithmrbarron.weebly.com/uploads/5/6/6/1/56617047/206202964_orig.jpg