DO NOW V: 0 MondayOn page _107_ in your INB… 1.What are tectonic plates? 2.Describe the theory of plate tectonics.

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DO NOW V: 0 MondayOn page _107_ in your INB… 1.What are tectonic plates? 2.Describe the theory of plate tectonics.

DO NOW V: 0 MondayOn page _107_ in your INB… 1.What are tectonic plates? 2.Describe the theory of plate tectonics. Answers 1.Tectonic plates are parts of the lithosphere. 2.Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history

TEKS 8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How and why does the Earth’s surface change? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Describe convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries.

Agenda Today’s Agenda -Concept Map -Ice Age -Continents Adrift -Plate Boundary Reading -Plate Boundary Worksheet HomeworkGrade Level: Plate Tectonics Theory Pre-AP: Plate Tectonics Theory Quiz Friday!

Get out this Concept Map V: 0

Concept Map V: 1 Students will complete the concept map (RM 34) using the word bank below. Seafloor is spreading apart at mid-ocean ridge. Location of coalGlossopteris Wegener Evidence of glaciers found in areas of world that are warm today Alternating bands or magnetized rocks Rocks get older moving away from mid-ocean ridges Mesosaurus Fit of the continents or matching mountain patterns

Ice Age: Continental Drift- Period 5 skip V: 0 1. Write the following on page 106 of your notebook 2. Watch clip of Ice Age: Continental Drift.Ice Age: Continental Drift What were 2 parts of the video that were accurate? What were 2 parts that were inaccurate? Ice Age Movie Clip 106

Video V: 0 1. Watch Continents Adrift (start at minute 10:00)Continents Adrift 2. As you watch the video, answer the questions on the handout IT IS ON PAGE 104 OF YOUR NOTEBOOK! Looks like this!!!

Extension On page 108…. Complete a special assignment (directions on page 4) about a specific plate boundary. Choose: – Convergent – Divergent OR – Transform