Plate Tectonics

Question of the day: What are tectonic plates ?

Answer: Tectonic plates are a large portion of earth's crust that divides/ separates earth's crust. These plates help shape the continents by constantly moving and colliding with one another.

Learning objectives

  • Students will know and understand what tectonic plates are

  • Students will be able to know and explain how the three plate boundaries move

  • Students will be able to understand the correlation of tectonic plates and the earth's layers

Video worksheet follow along

Plate Tec. wrk sheet
answer key

Answer key to video notes/ lesson

Let's go over the information we learned from the video in depth together.

orange peel tectonic visual lab

Let's create the boundaries with orange peels!

This project will provide the class with a visual demonstration as to how three boundaries function and what will happen when they come into contact with one another.