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ScienceSkillsStation

Objective1. Modelthemotionoftectonicplatesatplateboundaries.2. Compareandcontrastconvergent,divergentandtransformplateboundaries.3. Compareandcontrastaconvergentplateboundarybetweenoceanicplates,

continentalplatesandanoceanicandcontinentalplate.

SkillsUtilized

OverviewTectonicplatesarelargeslabsofEarth’slithosphere.Theymoveorslideovertheasthenosphere– thetoppartofthemantle.Earth’scoreunevenlyheatstheasthenosphere.Thisunevenheatingcausesthetectonicplatestomove.Tectonicplatescanmovetowardseachother,moveawayfromeachotherorslidepasteachother.

Whenplatesmoveawayfromeachother,newlithosphereiscreated.Whenplatesmovetowardseachother,lithosphereisdestroyed.Whenplatesslidepasteachother,they“grind,”whichcreatesdisturbancessuchasearthquakes.

Atthisstation,youwillstudytectonicplatemotion.Youwillmodelhowthemotionoftectonicplatesandhowthecompositionoftectonicplatesimpactwhatoccursataplateboundary.

• Makeobservations• Inferand/orPredict

• Compareandcontrast• Modelaconcept

• Illustrateaconcept

DivergentBoundaryPlatesmovingawayfromeachother

ConvergentBoundaryPlatesmovingtowards

eachother

TransformBoundaryPlatesslidingpasteach

other

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NarrativeStation

Objective1. Compareandcontrastatransform,convergentanddivergentplateboundary.2. CompareandcontrasthowEarth’ssurfacechangesateachtypeofplateboundary.

SkillsUtilized• Answerquestionsrelatingtoatext• Citetextualevidence• Definekeyterms• Summarizeinformation• Makeconnections• Analyzedatainanillustration

Activity#1Directions:Useacomputerortablettoaccessandwatchthefollowing41/2-minutevideoabouttectonicplates:http://bit.ly/2lOWSb8.Thenanswerthequestions.

Questions:1. Accordingtothevideo,howfastdotectonicplatesmove?2. Whatisthedifferencebetweenthelithosphereandasthenosphere?3. Whatkindofcrustcoversatectonicplate?4. Whatcausestectonicplatestomove?5. Defineandgiveanexampleofeachtypeoftectonicplateboundary:

a. Divergentboundaryb. Convergentboundaryc. Transformboundary

ImportantNote:Weoftendefineatectonicplatebythecrustthatcoversit.Forexample,wecallatectonicplatecoveredwithoceaniccrustanoceanicplate.Sometectonicplatesarecoveredbymorethanonetypeofcrust.Tosimplify,wewillrefertotheportionoftheplatestudiedasoceanicorcontinental,basedonthecrustthatcoversthatportion.

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NarrativeStationcont.Activity#2Directions:Readtheinformationaltext.Thenanswerthequestions

TECTONICPLATEBOUNDARIES

Thetypeofmovementthatoccursattheboundarybetweentectonicplatesdeterminesthetypeofplateboundarythatexistsbetweenthem.Therearethreetypesofplateboundaries:convergent,divergentandtransform.

Twotectonicplatesmovetowardseachotherataconvergentboundary.Thisboundaryisalsocalledadestructiveplateboundarybecauseoneplateisslowlydestroyedattheboundary.Ataconvergentboundary,thedenserplatesubducts ormovesbelowthelessdenseplate.Itmeltsandbecomespartofthemantle.Therearethreetypesofconvergentplateboundaries:oceanic-oceanic,oceanic-continentalandcontinental-continental.Thegraphicssummarizewhatoccursateachtypeofconvergentboundary.

Twotectonicplatesmoveawayfromeachotheratadivergentboundary.Thisboundaryisalsocalledaconstructiveboundarybecausenewcrustorlithosphereiscreatedattheboundary.Astheplatemoveapart,moltenrockfromwithinEarthmovesupwardandfillsthespacebetweentheplates.Themoltenrockcoolsandformsnewcrust.

Twotectonicplatesslidepasteachotheratatransformboundary.Thisboundaryisalsocalledaconservativeplateboundarybecausecrustisneithercreatednordestroyedatthisboundary.Transformboundariesareoftenfoundbetweentwoconvergent,twodivergentoraconvergentanddivergentboundary.

Questions:1. Compareandcontrastthethreetypesoftectonicplateboundaries.2. Whyisdensityimportanttoaconvergentplateboundary?3. Accordingtothegraphicsoftheconvergentplateboundaries,isatectonicplate

coveredwithoceanicorcontinentalcrustdenser?Explain.4. ComparehowEarth’ssurfacechangesataconvergentanddivergentboundary.5. HowdoesEarth’ssurfacechangeatatransformboundary?

Oceanic-ContinentalOceanic-Oceanic Continental-Continental

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AssessmentStation

ObjectiveRecallconcepts,termsandideasrelatingtotectonicplateboundaries.

SkillsUtilized• Definekeyterms• Summarizeaconcept• Determinerelationship• Compareandcontrast• Prioritizeinformation• Critique(astatement)• Makepredictions• Designanexperiment

AssessmentDirection1. Answerthefollowingquestions.Writedownyouranswersontherecordingsheet.2. Therearetwobonusquestions.Iftimeallows,trytoanswerthesequestions.

Question#1

Matcheachplateboundarywithitssynonymousname:

Question#2

Whattypeofplateboundaryisshownineachillustration?

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Question#3

CompareandcontrasthowEarth’ssurfacechangesdifferentlyataconvergent,divergentandtransformplateboundary.

Question#4

Whathappenswhenanoceanicplateconvergeswithacontinental

plate?Explain.

A. Convergentboundary

B. Divergentboundary

C. Transformboundary

1. Conservativeboundary

2. Constructiveboundary

3. Destructiveboundary

Question#5

WouldEarth’ssurfacelookdifferentiftectonicplatesdidNOTmove?Whatiftectonicplates

movedfivetimesfasterthantheydotoday?Justifyyouranswer.

Question#6

Designanexperimentthatinvestigatestherateatwhich

tectonicplatesmove.Identifytheresourcesyouwouldneedandthemeasurementsyouwouldmake.Thendiscusstheabilitytoconductthisinvestigationintheclassroom.

BONUS Question#7

AstudentarguesthattectonicplatemotioncancauserapidchangestoEarth’ssurface.He

statesthattectonicplatemotioncancauseearthquakes,whichin

turncauselandslidesandlandslidescauserapidchangesto

Earth’ssurface.

Evaluatethisstudent’sclaim.Doyouagreewithhim?Justifyyour

answer.

BONUS Question#8

Tectonicplatemotionandtheprocessesofweathering,erosionanddepositioncauseslowchangestoEarth’ssurface.Whichsetof

processeswouldbemostresponsibleforlocalchangestoEarth’ssurface?WhichsetwouldbemostresponsibleforglobalchangestoEarth’ssurface?

ProblemSolvingStation

ObjectiveDevelopamodelthatsummarizestheforcesandfactorsthatcauseMountEveresttobethehighestpeakonEarth.

SkillsUtilized• Developamodel

Overview

Directions:Designamodel(asketchorphysicalrepresentation)thatsummarizethegeoscienceprocessesthatshapeMountEverest.Themodelshouldconsider:• Theforcesthatcauseuplift• Thefactorsthaterodethemountain• TheuniquefeaturesthatleadtotheformationofMountEverest’shighpeak

Answerthequestionsbelowwhenfinishedwiththemodel.

Questions:1. Whatfactorsand/orprocessesopposetheupliftthatcreatedMountEverest?2. HowmighttheheightofMountEverestchangeiftheforcesoferosionwere

stronger?3. HowdoesclimateplayaroleinshapingMountEverest?4. HowmightMountEverestchangein100millionyearsfromnow?

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TheHimalayasarelocatedalongtheNorthernborderofIndia,separatingtheIndiansubcontinentandcentralAsia.TheHimalayasincludethehighestpeaksonEarth’ssurface,includeMountEverest,thehighestpeakonEarth.TolearnaboutwhyMountEverestissotall,watchafive-minutevideo:http://bit.ly/2mkjbXc.Whilewatchingthevideo,takenoteoftheforcesandfactorsthatshapeMountEverest.

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