1. Phenomenon Activity: Tectonics and Resource Distribution
8th Grd Sci
Stnd 21: Phenomenon
8.ESS3.1
Phenomenon Activity: Tectonics and Resource Distribution
A) Receive an index card from your teacher.
B) Notice that the cards are labeled as follows:
Mineral or Fossil Fuel or Groundwater
C) Also notice that the cards have numbers on them.
Examples: Mineral-10 or Fossil Fuel-1 or Groundwater-3
The numbers represent the amount for each resource.
Your chairs/desks represent Earth’s continents & tectonic plates.
D) Your teacher will divide the room into sections, and we will examine and discuss the distribution of resources in each section.
Question: Are the resources evenly distributed in this scenario?
Question: Is this activity a good model for how these three resources are distributed on planet Earth? (Why or why not?)
Do online research. Explain. Get ready to share.
Graph the data from your section: bar graph and circle graph