Category: Earth & Space Science

Students drew a picture of the Paleomagnetism Figure from their books to emphasize a way to prove evidence of Plate Tectonics and its theory. Then they took the Plate Tectonics Voc. Test and finished the Ch. Assessment for Plate Tectonics. They also finished the questions fromt the Ch. 17 worksheets that they started at the beginning of this chapter. They will have their Plate Tectonics chapter Test on tomorrow, so they must have a pencil.

We completed the notes on Plate Tectonics and began to work on the Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle for a grade. Colored pencils/markers are needed for tomorrow to draw the Paleomagnetism drawing for support of Plate Tectonics and a Voc. Test.

We finished the notes on Plate Tectonics talking about evidence for Plate Tectonics from technology and what causes the motion of the lithospheric plates.

Students completed the 3rd of the Convergent Boundary drawings. If they did not finish, they were to finish overnight. Those who finished early were to complete the Ch. 17 worksheet from 2 days earlier. Then we concluded class with the notes on divergent boundaries.

Students drew, colored and labeled pictures from their textbook on the types of convergent boundaries discussed in class the prior day. Oceanic-Continental, Oceanic-Oceanic, and Continental-Continental boundaries were all depicted in the student's drawings.

We reviewed the 3 types of convergent boundaries and the results of their plates converging. We ended class w/drawings of the major types of convergence.

We emphasized the difference in the continental drift theory and plate tectonics. Reasons to doubt the continental drift theory were discussed as well as where the lithosphere and its plates were. The seven major plates and the types of convergence and divergence were identified.

We discussed the reason for the worksheet done in class yesterday. Then I brought up certain topics to see what the students learned from the pre-Plate Tectonics WS. We issued another Ch. 17 WS and ended class with the notes from Powerpoint on Plate Tectonics.

Students began the Mastery Review of the content WS for The Plate Tectonics Chapter in class. Towards the end of class, we began the notes on Plate Tectonics.

Students completed the Plate Tectonics Review Questions in the library today due to a cold classroom.