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M /J COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE 2
Course Code: 200207001
Pacing
BODY OF KNOWLEDGE: E: Earth Science; N: Nature of Science
Traditional
Block
Unit 4 Assessment
TOPIC VII: Plate Tectonics
ESSENTIAL CONTENT
A. Continental Drift
1. Pangaea
2. Fossil Evidence
3. Rock Evidence
B. Describing Tectonic Plate movement
1. Divergent
2. Convergent
3. Transform
4. Slow and rapid changes
a. Volcanic
Eruptions
b. Earthquakes
c. Mountain
Building
C. Explaining Plate movement through heat flow
1. Convecting mantle
2. Earthquakes
3. Volcanoes
4. Mountains
5. Ocean basins
Division of Academics – Department of Science
Second Nine Weeks
OBJECTIVES
 Classify the movement of plates by identifying the
events/feature that are caused by them
 Compare and contrast divergent and convergent
movements
 Identify the agents of slow and rapid changes to Earth’s
surface
 Discuss the limitations and benefits of using models in the
study of plate tectonics
 Describe the scientific theory of plate tectonics and how the
movement of Earth’s crustal plates and flow of heat and
material cause various geologic events to occur
14 Days
7 Days
Date(s)
11-06-14 to 11-26-14
11-06-14 to 11-26-14
11-25-14 to 11-26-14
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
Core Text Book: Pearson Interactive Science Florida Ch.
5–7
Vocabulary: hypothesis, earthquake, Scientific Theory of
Plate Tectonics, volcano, mountain, divergent, convergent,
plate boundary, subduction zone, mid-ocean ridge,
Pangaea, continental drift, theory (scientific theory),
fault, fold
Technology:
1. Pearson: My Science Online Untamed Science:
Beyond the Earth; Diving towards Divergence
2. BrainPOP: Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Ocean Floor,
Mountains, Earthquakes, Glaciers, Floods
3. BBC BiteSize: Continental Drift; Plate Tectonics
Interactive
4. Studyjams: Scientific Theory and Evidence,
Earthquakes, Volcanoes
5. Geology Calendar Map Interactive
6. Plate Tectonics Simulations: Changes that Shape the
Earth, Plate Motion Simulation at different times, Plate
Tectonics Simulation, Mountain Maker/ Earth Shaker,
Volcanoes Animation
7. Teachers Domain: Plate Tectonics, Meet the Scientist
behind the Theory
8. Earth’s Plates
9. Pangaea
10.Dynamic Earth
11.The Break up of Pangaea
12.Animation of The Break up of Pangaea
13.Plate Movement Prediction for the Future
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Student BYOD Resource Page
M /J COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE 2
Course Code: 200207001
Plate Tectonics
SC.7.E.6.4
SC.7.E.6.5
SC.7.E.6.7
SC.7.N.2.1
SC.7.N.3.2
Building Pangaea
Standard: SC.7.E.6.5
Video
Image
Exploration
Interactive
Glossary
Science Content
Collection
Explore the scientific theory of plate tectonics by describing how the movement of Earth's crustal plates causes both slow and rapid
changes in Earth's surface, including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and mountain building. AA (Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic
Application of Skills and Concepts)
Seafloor Spreading and Earth's Magnetic Field
Types of volcanoes
How Does Plate Movement Generate Earthquakes?
The Geology of the Great Rift Valley
Earthquakes
The Danakil Depression
Volcanoes
How the Great Lakes Formed in Africa
Volcanoes
The Future of the Great Rift Valley
Plate tectonics; Pangaea
Boundaries Between Tectonic Plates
Plate tectonics; Pangaea breakup
Plate tectonics; seafloor spreading
Plate tectonics
Seafloor spreading; linear sea
Plate tectonics
Seafloor spreading; upwarping
Plate tectonics; modern boundaries
Earthquakes; divergent and transform boundaries
Rock assemblage; divergent boundaries
Earthquakes
Volcano
A Lot on Our Plates
scientific theory of plate tectonics
Physical Evidence for Plate Tectonics
Division of Academics – Department of Science
Second Nine Weeks
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Student BYOD Resource Page
M /J COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE 2
Course Code: 200207001
Recognize that heat flow and movement of material within Earth causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and creates mountains
and ocean basins. Assessed as SC.7.E.6.5 (Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills and Concepts)
Standard: SC.7.E.6.7
Video
Science Content
Collection
The Formation of Mountains: Volcanoes
Understanding: Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Plate Movements
Geography Basics: Landforms and Living Patterns
Why Earthquakes Occur
Why Volcanoes Form
All activities are hyperlinked.
Video
Satellite Images in '83 Allow First Detailed Maps of Ocean
Floor
Exploring the Terrain of Djibouti
Researchers Track Volcanic Eruptions on the Ocean Floor
Earthquakes, Tsunamis Devastate Indonesia and The
Samoas
"Quake Swarm" on San Andreas Fault Shakes Up
Californians
Exploring the Cause of Catastrophic Quakes
Seismologist Explains Causes of East Coast Earthquake
Lesser-Known New Madrid Fault Means Earthquake Risk for
Midwest
In Iceland, Confusion Over Seismic Activity
How a Tsunami -- A Seismic Sea Wave -- Forms, Moves
Earthquake Jolts East Coast
Engineers Inspect Washington Monument for Quake Damage
Fault Lines: Seismologists Track Earth's Constant
Movements
Scientists Develop Early Warning Systems for Tsunamis
Why Do Volcanoes Erupt? A Step by Step Guide
Could Ash, Smoke from Mount St. Helens Eruption Affect
Global Weather?
Division of Academics – Department of Science
Second Nine Weeks
Souffrier Volcano, Nearing Eruption, is Research Hotbed for
Volcanologists
Mount Etna, Europe's Most Active Volcano, Erupts
Recalling the 1960 Chile Earthquake
Image: Volcano Erupts in Hawaii
Oceanographers in Mini-Sub Record Undersea Volcano
Erupting
Greenland Ice Sheet, Formed 60,000 Years Ago, Thins
Hawaii's Erupting Volcanoes: Spectacular, Unpredictable
Google Earth Images of Ash Clouds from Volcano Eruption
Mexico's Mt. Popo, "A Corked Champagne Bottle," Erupts
Mount St. Helens Erupts
The Aftermath of Mount St. Helens
Two Volcanoes Erupt, One in Chile, One in Alaska
Mount St. Helens: 20 Years Later, Stories of Natural, Personal
Recovery
Very Small Dinosaur Fossil Discoveries in Nova Scotia
Fossil Discovery of Lobe-Finned Fish Species
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