Which plates are converging at the northern border of india. Turn the paper horizontally and fold the outside edges in to touch at the midpoint mark. Plate tectonics plates and their consequences grade. Create a timeline of the events leading to the theory of plate tectonics. Plate boundary movements and their results foldable. Plate tectonics doodle notes earth science lessons. Windows 10 3264 bit windows 8 3264 bit windows 7 3264 bit windows vista 3264 bit windows xp 3264 bit file size. Plate convergence vectors referenced from united states geological survey. Draw a volcano on one flap and label the flap volcanoes. Plate tectonics foldable by kerrie riley teachers pay teachers. Does the entire lithospheric plate transmit stress in the same way. Stresses relax in the lower portion of the plate where creep processes dominate, but still behaves coherently with the plate. Students can either construct the foldable as a handheld study tool or glue it into their interactive notebooks. Earths lithosphere is broken into separate sections called plates.
Fill out the small squares with the information for. Layers of the earth and plate tectonics discovery center. The lithosphere lithosphere is comprised of the upper mantle and the crust, the outer shell of the earth. Convergence data are shown by arrows describing direction and speed, relative to the plate across the boundary. The lithosphere is found to have an elastic portion which is roughly the upper. To explain the theory of plate tectonics and present the information in a creative format. Students may research different facts about each plate tectonics term and write what they find on the provided blank lines. Notes on plate tectonics plate tectonics states that the earths crust and upper mantle are broken into sections, called plates.
The plate tectonics mapping activity allows students to. Name class period plate tectonics project 110eptsj objective. This pdf includes 54 full pages of various flippables, graphic organizers and. Tectonic plates plate boundary referenced from bird, peter 2003 an updated digital model of plate boundaries. Formation and exploitation of the worlds energy and mineral. A transform fault is a special variety of strikeslip fault that accommodates relative horizontal slip between other tectonic elements, such as oceanic crustal plates. Types of plate boundaries foldable great for interactive notebooks. Divergent margins and continental spreading centers. Which plates are sliding past each other in california. Here you will be able to find your notes for class. Make the following foldable to help you compare and contrast the characteristics of earthquakes and volcanoes. A world map of volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. Click on the picture of the grand canyon to link to a time lapsed video on coastal erosion. Plate tectonics foldable by kerrie riley teachers pay.
The theory of plate tectonics grew out of earlier hypotheses and observations collected during exploration of the rocks of the ocean floor. Draw a mark at the midpoint of a vertical sheet of paper. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Plate tectonics and crustal features foldable earth. The theory of plate tectonics key concepts what is the theory of plate tectonics. We had a busy week with testing, changed schedules, pictures, tutoring and conferences. Aug 25, 2014 posts about plate tectonics written by mrs. You will recall from a previous chapter that there are three major layers crust, mantle, core within the earth that are. It supplements a previously published computer animation and paper model on seafloor spreading which discusses the other. This is a 4 four page flipbook that students can create that can fit into a science interactive notebook. This report illustrates how to build a model that can be used to teach one of the basic principles of plate tectonics, the collision of plate boundaries and the formation of trenches.
A fault is a break in the rocks that make up the earths crust, along which on either side rocks move pass eachother. Synergies between plate tectonics, paleogeography, paleoclimate, paleoceanography, and the evolution of life through time chapter 9. Mar 31, 2016 convergent, divergent, tectonic plates. Plate tectonics foldable earth and space science, science. Desired results established goals standards njcccs 5. The theory of plate tectonics explains the formation, movement, and subduction of earths plates. As plates move, the new crust gradually moves away from the ridge. On the underside of the tab, write separating plates now lets move on to the 2nd plate boundary.
Which plates are converging off the west coast of japan. The foldable compares and contrasts the three types of plate boundaries. New oceanic crust is formed through magma rising through the gap and cooling. Plate tectonics earth science lessons, plate tectonics. Fold a piece of colored paper in half hotdogbun style. Students cut out the cover cards and glue them onto the front of a three flap shutter fold foldable. Students cut out the cover cards and glue them onto the front of a. You will recall from a previous chapter that there are three. Convergent, transverse and divergent plate boundaries exist where plates move towards each other, slide past or move away from each other. A fault line is the trace of a fault, or the line of intersection between the fault line and the earths surface. Plate tectonics wheel foldable plate boundaries distance. File type icon file name description size revision time user.
Plates are composed of the crust and a part of the upper mantle, these two parts together are called the lithosphere. Inner core red outer core redorange lower mantle orange middle mantle light orange 2. Continental drift and plate tectonics interactive notebook foldable. Plate tectonics and crustal features foldable earth science. Jul 30, 2015 this lapbook on tectonic plates is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. The layer below the lithosphere is the asthenosphere. The plate tectonics mapping activity allows students to easily begin to identify basic tectonic processes on a global. Smithsonian institution produced the third edition of this dynamic planet. Also, you can decide if you want to give the foldable with the answers already given or a blank template so that students can fill in the answers. Click on the link to view the instructions for the earths layers foldable. Shoutout to 2 of my new students who stayed for tutoring on thursday to setup their notebooks and prepare themselves for success in science. The combination of convection currents from the mantle and the effects of the atmosphere make the crust about 17. Math in demand with images earth science middle school. Feb 12, 2016 this is a foldable to help with the theory of plate tectonics.
This is a foldable to help with the theory of plate tectonics. Please contact me via email if you have any questions. San andreas fault slide by slide description fault movement, especially at plate boundaries, is largely an underground or even underwater process hidden from our view. Create a piece of art model, sculpture, painting, drawing on plate tectonics and include a 5 paragraph explanation of your art. Also, you can decide if you want to give the foldable with the answers already given or a blank template so that students can fill in the answ. Contindental drift and plate tectonics task cards and activities bundle. Plate tectonics describes the distribution and motion of the plates.
Plate tectonic note taking answers free pdf file sharing. Layers of the earth and plate tectonics objectives. The lithosphere lithosphere is comprised of the upper mantle and the. There are many different categories or disciplines that make up the science of geology. Convection currents rise in the asthenosphere and spread out beneath the lithosphere, causing the movement of earths plates. Label the middle tab divergent and draw the plate movements here lift the tab. The constant, movement of the plates is called plate tectonics. The movement of these plates is very slow but when they bump together it causes an earthquake. Plate tectonics, our major paradigm for how the earth works, was established in the 1960ies following decades of observational research that culminated in key discoveries such as geomagnetic. Like its two previous editions 1989 and 1994, this mapthe alltime bestselling map of the usgsremains exceptionally popular and widely distributed.
Plate tectonics doodle notes earth science lessons, earth. In advance, make class sets of the article, the history of plate tectonics and the directions. It covers the 3 types of plate tectonic boundaries. A fold is when one or more originally bent surfaces are bent or curved as the reasult of peremanant deformation. Science classroom plate tectonics 27 ideas for 2019 this foldable worksheet, the top portion can be used by the students as notesstudy sheet. Nov 20, 2016 included is a foldable on plate tectonics. Plate tectonics make the following foldable to help identify what you already know, what you want to know, and what you learned about plate tectonics. The bottom portion of the worksheet can be assigned for homework for students to complete after learning about the different plate boundaries. Plate tectonics foldable by kerrie riley this product is designed to align with sol 5. But the boundary between the north american and pacific plates interfaces in a line that runs from the mexican border north. The earth is composed of layers of different composition and physical properties, principally the solid central core, the fluid peripheral core, the viscous mantle, and the solid. Seafloor spreading helps explain continental drift in the theory of plate tectonics.
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