NAME DATE The Unit Organizer BIGGER PICTURE LAST UNIT /Experience NEXT UNIT /Experience UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SCHEDULE UNIT MAP CURRENT UNIT understanding how Earth’s surface changes tectonic plate plate tectonics crustal feature sea floor spreading plate boundary divergent convergent transform subduction rift valley mid-ocean ridge topographic map satellite view land features erosional feature contour line contour interval altitude elevation depression steep slope continental drift Alfred Wegener Harry Hess weathering erosion deposition investigating development of interpreting modeling & mapping predicting IMPORTANT TERMS: The Theory of Plate Tectonics plate boundaries reshaping of Earth’s surface formation of crustal features explaining What evidence was developed to support the theory of plate tectonics? How did human understanding of Earth’s crust change with plate tectonic theory? What crustal features form at each type of plate boundary? How are contour lines used to show land features on a topographic map? What do satellite views reveal about Earth’s surface and land features? How can weathering, erosion, and deposition reshape land features? Investigating Describing Interpreting Comparing Analyzing Predicting Unit 7 Assessment: Forces that change the Earth Physics topographic & satellite maps Dec 1: Launch UO Dec 2: FRAME: Plate Tectonic Theory Dec 3: Time Line Dec 4-8: FRAME: Earth’s Features (3days: one for each boundary type/PBL) Dec 9: LAB: Mapping Mt. Capulin Dec 10: Google Earth(computer activity) Dec 11: Tie Up UO Dec 12: Unit 7 Assessment: Forces that Change the Earth Global Patterns

Am I able to ___? 8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory; PLATE TECTONIC THEORY PLATE TECTONIC THEORY puzzle-fit of continents puzzle-fit of continents fossils rock layers & glacial deposits seismic & volcanic activity evidenced by understanding how Earth’s surface changes sea floor spreading by describing OPEN

WHAT EVIDENCE WAS DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS? HOW DID HUMAN UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH’S CRUST CHANGE WITH PLATE TECTONIC THEORY? The evidence that supports the Theory of Plate Tectonics is… Today, humans understand that the Earth’s Crust changes slowly over time because…

Am I able to ___? 8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory; 8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features; modeling & mapping PLATE BOUNDARIES divergent convergent transform understanding how Earth’s surface changes categorized as

Am I able to ___? 8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory; 8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features; FORMATION OF CRUSTAL FEATURES explaining mid-ocean ridges Rift Valley mid-ocean ridges Rift Valley Mountains, Trench w Volcanoes, or Trench w Volcanic islands Mountains, Trench w Volcanoes, or Trench w Volcanic islands fault zones such as understanding how Earth’s surface changes OPEN modeling & mapping PLATE BOUNDARIES divergent convergent transform categorized as

WHAT CRUSTAL FEATURES FORM AT EACH TYPE OF PLATE BOUNDARY? A divergent boundary will form… A convergent boundary will form… USE VOCABULARY: sea floor spreading subduction zone rift valley mid-ocean ridge trench volcanoes volcanic islands mountains

USE VOCABULARY: Youngest Ocean floor Oldest Ocean floor Convergent Boundary Divergent Boundary Transform Boundary Sea Level Subduction Seafloor Spreading

Am I able to ___? 8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory; 8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features; 8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering. predicting RESHAPING OF EARTH’S SURFACE weathering erosion deposition through understanding how Earth’s surface changes

Am I able to ___? 8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory; 8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features; 8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering. interpreting SATELLITE VIEWS TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS understanding how Earth’s surface changes

Am I able to ___? 8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory; 8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features; 8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering. interpreting modeling & mapping predicting PLATE TECTONIC THEORY PLATE BOUNDARIES RESHAPING OF EARTH’S SURFACE SATELLITE VIEWS FORMATION OF CRUSTAL FEATURES explaining weathering erosion deposition through TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS divergent convergent transform mid-ocean ridges mountains fault zones such as puzzle-fit of continents fossils rock layers & glacial deposits seismic & volcanic activity evidenced by understanding how Earth’s surface changes sea floor spreading categorized as mid-ocean ridges Rift Valley mid-ocean ridges Rift Valley Mountains, Trench w Volcanoes, or Trench w Volcanic islands Mountains, Trench w Volcanoes, or Trench w Volcanic islands by describing

NAME DATE The Unit Organizer BIGGER PICTURE LAST UNIT /Experience NEXT UNIT /Experience UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SCHEDULE UNIT MAP CURRENT UNIT investigating development of interpreting modeling & mapping predicting explaining What evidence was developed to support the theory of plate tectonics? How did human understanding of Earth’s crust change with plate tectonic theory? What crustal features form at each type of plate boundary? How are contour lines used to show land features on a topographic map? What do satellite views reveal about Earth’s surface and land features? How can weathering, erosion, and deposition reshape land features? Investigating Describing Interpreting Comparing Analyzing Predicting The Earth’s surface is always changing – gradually and at times violently – and this greatly impacts where and how we live and find resources. Physics Unit Pretest Piecing Together Pangaea LAB: Sea Floor Spreading History of the Theory More Convection Demos! LAB: Mapping Boundaries Modeling Boundaries Topographic Maps & Using Satellite Images LAB: Mapping Mt. Capulin Stream Table Demos Virtual Labs Unit Test 12/ 12 EOU Assessment

Am I able to ___? 8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory; 8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features; 8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering. by describing interpreting modeling & mapping predicting PLATE TECTONIC THEORY PLATE BOUNDARIES RESHAPING OF EARTH’S SURFACE FORMATION OF CRUSTAL FEATURES explaining through such as evidenced by understanding how Earth’s surface changes categorized as