Thursday 2/14/19 Bell Ringer: Happy Valentine’s Day from a Scientist
T = Continental Drift Evidence Large mountain ranges are located at the bottom of the oceans. The age of the sea-floor rock is not the same. At mid-ocean ridges lava is being forced out & creating new ocean crust. The youngest rock is located here. This process is called sea-floor spreading and is the force pushing the continents. Sea-floor Evidence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmMlspNoZMs
Evidence of Continental Drift Quiz Tomorrow Given a diagram you will be asked to identify examples of evidence of continental drift. Explain how the examples are evidence of past continental motion. Study using your: Textbook (lessons 1 and 2 in chapter 3) Map of Pangea Two-column notes Modeling Sea floor spreading questions
Vocabulary Thinking Charts Assignment Due Friday 2/15/19 Make thinking charts for the following terms: Mid-ocean ridge Deep-ocean trench Sea-floor spreading Subduction Remember to copy definition from your textbook. Use your book to help you with completing the thinking charts.
Review Assignment Complete the Review and Reinforce: Drifting Continents. Answer the questions on a separate piece of paper. Due by end of class. If you have time complete the Enrich: Drifting Continents on the same piece of paper. This set of questions will be added as extra points to your review assignment score. If not done with your vocab card assignment you need to finish that tonight. We will do the peer review at start of class tomorrow.