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Moving Continents Timeline Share the slides with your partner. Use the videos to fill in the timeline on the next page. Use as many text boxes as you need! **you must have at least 4 items on your timeline**

History Rap Battle: Alfred Wegener vs. Fixists https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3tSjLJua0fVTW81aG5aVDVyazA

Continental Drift: Alfred Wegener Song https://drive.google.com/a/ammslions.org/file/d/0B3tSjLJua0fVUVpvM1lmbmh1S00/view?usp=sharing

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Want more information? http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001765.html http://www.livescience.com/37529-continental-drift.html https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Plate-Tectonics/Chap1-Pioneers-of-Plate-Tectonics