1. 6.e.2.2
The Earth’s Plates

2. Do you think new mountains are being formed on Earth? How do you know?
Warm up
Do you think mountains are getting bigger on Earth today?
Do you think new mountains are being formed on Earth?
How do you know?

3. Volunteers?
Yes, mountains are being slowly formed at plate boundaries across the Earth
Our mission this week is to learn about tectonic plates and their movements which creates volcanoes, earthquakes and mountain building processes across the Earth’s surface

4. Alphabet booklet – match the words below with the correct definition and add to your booklet
Thermal conductor the movement of heat energy from hot to cold
Sclera the smallest unit of matter
Pitch a material that easily allows heat energy to move
Light refraction pure substances made of only 1 type of atom
Heat transfer the tough, clear covering over the iris and pupil
Elements the tough, white outer covering of the eye
Cornea the highness or lowness of a sound
Atom the bending of light as it travels between 2 different mediums

5. Alphabet booklet – how did you do?
Thermal conductor a material that easily allows heat energy to move
Sclera the tough, white outer covering of the eye
Pitch the highness or lowness of a sound
Light refraction the bending of light as it travels between 2 different mediums
Heat transfer the movement of heat energy from hot to cold
Elements pure substances made of only 1 type of atom
Cornea the tough, clear covering over the iris and pupil
Atom the smallest unit of matter

6. Can you name the 4 Layers of the Earth?

7. Review of the Earth’s layers
As you watch the video, write down anything you hear that you do not understand

8. Song about the layers of the earth
Follow along with the words as the song plays

9. Question….
What are the two types of crust found on the Earth?

10. Remember….. Oceanic Crusts: (basalt) found under the oceans
thinner but more dense
Continental Crust: (granite)
found under the continents
thicker but less dense

11. Earth’s Layers Foldable
Make sure you have glued, stapled, or taped this handout into your notebook

12. Test Reminders There is ABSOLUTELY NO TALKING DURING TESTS
If you talk, your test will be taken immediately and you will receive a 0! (failing grade)
1. Passing out folders
2. Sitting up folders
3. Taking tests
4. Finishing your test (close everything up inside your folder and you look through our PBIS textbook)

13. Earth’s structure Today’s test will be 20 multiple choice questions
Please write you answer on the line provided
Time limit : 25 minutes!
GO!

14. Interactive Notebook Assign the next number
Add entry to Table of Contents
6.E.2.2 Plate Tectonics
Assign the next number

15. Interactive Notebook Q2
Label Next Available Page:
6.E.2.2 Plate Tectonics
Number page to match Table of Contents entry

16. Write in Notebook
The Earth’s crust is divided into 12 major tectonic plates
These plates sit on the lithosphere
Lithosphere = the crust and upper portion of the mantle

17. What is convection? Can we draw a picture of convection currents

18. Convection currents in the earth

19. Write in notebook
The Earth’s plates move about 2 inches per year (5 centimeters)
Convective currents in the mantle = plates move
As they move, the plates:
Press against one another (convergent boundary)
Pull apart from one another (divergent boundary)
Scrape against one another (transform boundary)

20. Draw these Plate boundaries……

21. What is convection?

22. Convection currents in the earth

23. Write in notebook At these plate boundaries we get : Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
Mountain Building

24. Go back to your drawings….add these notes beside each drawing

25. Write in notebook BESIDE CONVERGENT BOUNDARY
New mountain ranges form:
2 continental plates press against one another
1oceanic plate and 1continental plate press against one another

26. Write in notebook BESIDE DIVERGENT BOUNDARY
Where plates spread apart:
New crust is formed here
Volcanoes occur here!
Called mid-ocean rift zones

27. Write in notebook BESIDE TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
Plates scrape past one another
Earthquakes occur here
San Andreas fault in California is an example

28. Yellow Textbook B82-96 Brochure activity
You will be creating a brochure detailing plate boundaries
You will use the notes you took in class to create your brochure as well as our
Yellow Textbook B82-96
We will go over the requirements and rubric now