Physical Geology: Plate Tectonics

Unit Driving Questions

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PG.PT Plate Tectonics

  •  PG.PT.1 Internal Earth
    • PG.PT.1a Seismic waves
      • PG.PT.1b S and P waves
      • PG.PT.1c Velocities, reflection, refraction of waves
  • PG.PT.2 Structure of Earth (Note: specific layers were part of grade 8)
    • PG.PT.2a Asthenosphere
    • PG.PT.2b Lithosphere
    • PG.PT.2c Mohorovicic boundary (Moho)
    • PG.PT.2d Composition of each of the layers of Earth
    • PG.PT.2e Gravity, magnetism and isostasy
    • PG.PT.2f Thermal energy (geothermal gradient and heat flow)
  •  PG.PT.3 Historical review (Note: this would include a review of continental drift and sea-floor spreading found in grade 8)
    • PG.PT.3a Paleomagnetism and magnetic anomalies
    • PG.PT.3b Paleoclimatology
  • PG.PT.4 Plate motion (Note: introduced in grade 8)
    • PG.PT.3a Causes and evidence of plate motion
    • PG.PT.3b Measuring plate motion
    • PG.PT.3c Characteristics of oceanic and continental plates
    • PG.PT.3d Relationship of plate movement and geologic events and features
    • PG.PT.3e Mantle plumes

Understandings

  1. Scientific claims are supported by evidence and explained by scientific reasoning.
Learning Targets:

Students will be able to....

  1. Name and describe the layers of the earth
  2. Decribe the Pacific Ring of Fire and explain how it is evidence that plates exist and are moving.
  3. Explain how convection currents move the earth's plates
  4. Describe the composition of each layer and how different compositions contribute to the differences in structure of the layers
  5. Explain the significance of the Mohorovicic boundary (Moho)
Academic Vocabulary: Bricks Academic Vocabulary: Mortar
  • fault line
  • seismology
  • describe
  • elaborate
  • explain
  • analyze
  • classify
  • compare
  • contrast
  • relate
  • interpret
  • list; state
  • explain
  • define
  • law (in science)
  • theory
  • claim
  • evidence
  • reason
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