Earth Science Unit 2 Day 1

Learning: Students will learn about plate tectonics by researching plate movements and will be able to explain the types of plate movements and their effects using the language of science (fault, plate boundary, transform, convergent, divergent, ), check up partners, notes.


Questions:

1. What is plate tectonics? (brain or book)
2. What causes plates to move? (brian or book)
3. What is the effect of plate movement? (book or brain)

Links for Class Today

• http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysFlr/plates1.html
• http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html