2. Making Inferences Observation: Information that can be collected using your senses. Inference: a conclusion made based on observations.

3. Tracks like these are common in parts of New England and in the southwestern United States. What do you OBSERVE? - Make 3 observations What can you INFER? - Make 1 inference I DO

4. What do you OBSERVE? - Make 3 observations What can you INFER? - Make 1 inference WE DO

5. What do you OBSERVE? - Make 3 observations What can you INFER? - Make 1 inference YOU DO

6. Continental Drift Lets identify and label the different continents on our blank map. North America South America Africa Europe Asia/India Australia Antarctica

7. Continental Drift Take 2 minutes to observe the world map. – One observation I would make is that the coast lines are uneven rather than smooth and straight. – Make 2 more observations about the continents coast lines. – Make 1 inference based on your observation End

8. Continental Drift Puzzle (3 minutes) – Work with your partner to try and fit the continent puzzle pieces together.

9. Continental Drift Do they fit together perfectly? What may have caused the coastlines to change over time? – Come up with 2 possible reasons (2 minutes) End

10. Continental Drift Look at the small pictures on your puzzle pieces. Those are fossils found in those areas of each continent. Take 2 minutes to observe the fossil placement. – Make 3 observations (the same fossils are on more than one continent) – Make 1 inference End

11. Continental Drift Rearrange your puzzle so that all of the fossil segments line up. (3 minutes) End

12. Continental Drift Take 2 minutes to draw in dots along the plate boundaries to show recent earthquakes. (large dots = more activity, small dots = less activity) End

13. Continental Drift Take 2 minutes to draw in triangles to show volcanic activity. End

14. Continental Drift Take 2 minutes to observe the marks you just made on your map. – Make 3 observations (earthquakes and volcanoes occur in the same sorts of locations) – Make 1 inference End

15. Continental Drift Draw the arrows in each continent to show what direction each is moving. (1 minute) End