Name:
Block:
Reunite Pangaea!
When the present-day continents are fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, they form a
model of the earth’s first continent, Pangaea. You can see how the present-day
continents formed Pangaea by fitting the continents together.
Directions:
1. Fold your paper in half.
2. Title your paper “Plate Tectonics”
a. Top ½ of your paper is subtitled “Pangaea: 200 Million Years Ago”
b. Bottom ½ of your paper is subtitled: “Current World Map”
3. Cut out each continent/landmass. You will need 2 of each.
4. Arrange the pieces to fit together like one large super-continent called
Pangaea.
5. Check with other students at your table to see if your image is correct.
Verify your answer with figure 1 on page 182.
6. Glue the continents down on the top ½ of your paper to represent
Pangaea.
7. Look at the current location of each continent, using page 183.
8. Glue the continents on construction paper in their present-day locations.
9. Turn to page 191 in textbook. Using figure 9, draw and label the following
plate boundaries. To make sure the plate boundaries are correct use the
position of the continents as a guide.
Cocos Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
Nazca Plate
South American Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
Caribbean Plate
Scotia Plate
Arabian Plate
African Plate
Antarctic Plate
Philippine Plate
Pacific Plate
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
10. Keep this paper in your notebook and glue the rubric and questions to the
back of your paper.
Grading:
Titles are present
Position of Pangaea is correct
Position of present-day continents are correct
Tectonic Plates:
Each tectonic plate is labeled correctly
Each tectonic plate is outlined correctly
Question #1 (Thorough & Correct)
Question #2 (Thorough & Correct)
Total
Possible
Points
3
5
6
14
14
4
4
50
Points
Name: _____________________________ Block: ______________
Pangaea Puzzle
Questions
In the space provided, answer each question thoroughly & in
complete sentences.
1. What 2 pieces of information did you use to help fit the continents
together when you formed Pangaea? How did the 2 pieces of
information help you put the continents together?
2. How does this activity provide evidence to support the theory of
continental drift?
Rubric:
Titles are present
Position of Pangaea is correct
Position of present-day continents are correct
Tectonic Plates:
Each tectonic plate is labeled correctly
Each tectonic plate is outlined correctly
Question #1 (Thorough & Correct)
Question #2 (Thorough & Correct)
Total
Possible
Points
3
5
6
14
14
4
4
50
Points