What are ‘plates’ and how do they move?

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What are ‘plates’ and how do they move? Key Question: What are ‘plates’ and how do they move?

Starter: Cut out and complete your plate tectonics jigsaw

Learning Objectives: To know the crust is divided into ‘plates’ To be able to explain how they move

Using a RED pencil make the plate boundaries clearly Look carefully at your completed jigsaw. It shows the major plate boundaries. Using a RED pencil make the plate boundaries clearly

Top 10 deadliest volcanoes: Tambora, Indonesia Krakatau, Indonesia Pelee, Martinique Ruiz, Columbia Unzen, Japan Laki, Iceland Galunggung, Indonesia Vesuvius, Italy Etna, Italy Top 10 biggest earthquakes: Chile Prince William Sound, Alaska Aleutian Islands Kamchatka Sumatra, Indonesia Ecuador India/China border

Continental drift

Evidence to support Continental Drift: Fossils match Jigsaw fit of land masses Flightless Birds Rocks also match – the rocks in Scotland match those found in Newfoundland.

Why do the plates move? Crust Convention Currents Mantle

Plenary In pairs, using your jigsaw and knowledge learnt today, explain to your partner how plates move. Wish 2