was a meteorologist (a scientist who studies the weather) who lived from 1880-1930. While studying maps of the continents he began to form a hypothesis, which led him to study more than just weather. His studies took him around the world as he investigated the history of fossils on each of the continents.
you will follow in the footsteps of Alfred Wegener and form your own hypothesis.
MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Try it out!
As a team, develop a theory about the continents based on the data you collected.
Choose a representative from your team to visit the other teams and describe your theory. Use the following questions to guide your conversation:
Go back to your team and discuss what you have learned from the other teams. Modify your theory if you think it is necessary.