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It’s too Hot in Here!
Standard; SC.7.E.6.7; Recognize that heat flow and movement of material within Earth causes
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and creates mountains and ocean basins.
Teacher Guidelines
Students will use notes, research methods and lab activities to complete this project. Project
dates are ______________ to _______________.
Teacher will assign a specific country or state for the student to research.
Students may work individually or in a group maximum of four members.
Instructions
Create a video or power point that includes the following information;
1. Landforms that have occurred in your assigned country or state caused by subsurface
events.
2. Frequency of volcanic eruptions or earthquakes in your assigned location.
3. Names of tectonic plates that are affecting the area.
4. Explanation of how the motion of the tectonic plates in the area affects the surface events
(be specific, include as many science vocabulary terms as you can).
5. Pictures, graphs, maps or other data that illustrate the Earth’s activity.
6. Unique landforms, rocks, gems etc.
Summary
Explain how convection affects the subsurface and surface events in your assigned country.
Rubric It’s too Hot in Here!
Standard
SC.7.E.6.7; Recognize that heat flow and movement of material within Earth causes earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions, and creates mountains and ocean basins.
Instructions
Create a video or power point that includes the following information;
_10__Landforms that have occurred in your assigned country or state caused by subsurface
events.
_10__Frequency of volcanic eruptions or earthquakes in your assigned location.
_10__Names of tectonic plates that are affecting the area.
_10___Explanation of how the motion of the tectonic plates in the area affects the surface events
(be specific, include as many science vocabulary terms as you can).
_10___Pictures, maps, graphs or other data that illustrate the Earth’s activity.
__10__Unique landforms, rocks, gems etc.
Summary
__40___Explain how convection affects the subsurface and surface events in your assigned
country.