Monthly Archives: October 2016

Review for Quiz on Lesson 5: 10.28

How do the Plates Interact With Each Other? For the quiz, you should be able to show relationships among the words listed below. You will be asked to complete a mind map showing how different concepts are related (with connecting words and images.) You may use words more than once or draw arrows showing connections. […]

Model of Transform Boundary

 

Plate Boundary Lesson 10.19

Video lesson to explore types of plate boundaries: Follow the directions carefully. Overview Video from Discovery we’ll watch together For the rest of the videos you will have one iPad with these directions and one computer between you and your partner. Keep the sound low or use earbuds, you are mostly relying on the diagrams. Video […]

Quiz Wednesday

The quiz on 10/12 will cover concepts/topics from lessons 3 and 4 including the following: Models were created to represent earth’s plates of different shapes and sizes that completely cover the earth with no gaps. These models like all models have strengths and limitations as to how they explain phenomena. you should be able to […]

Density differences drive convection currents

We have been studying how the earth is changing and wondering about the forces that move the huge plates on top of the mantle. In order to understand convection currents, (which is one of the mechanisms for this) we have been thinking about what happens to matter when it is heated and cooled. I showed […]