Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics-Click the link to explore how plate tectonics works:
Read this to find out more about plate tectonics:
Use your talking to the text graphic organizer as you read through this information.
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Click here for the Plate Tectonics Webquest
Using Google Maps
Google Maps can be used to show the Plate Tectonic Features of the planet Earth. Go to Google Maps and check it out for yourself!
https://maps.google.com/ The Formation of the Earth's Mantle "By using a super-computer to virtually squeeze and heat iron-bearing minerals under conditions that would have existed when the Earth crystallized from an ocean of magma to its solid form ago, two UC Davis geochemists have produced the first picture of how different isotopes of iron were initially distributed in the solid Earth."
Click this link to download and print the pages below:
http://mjksciteachingideas.com/pdf/PlateTecSG.pdf Online Lab:
Lesson 1: Large Scale Geo-science Processes Directions: Explore websites while filling out chart on how each has changed earth’s surface. a. Earthquake damage interactive: http://www.iknowthat.com/mhscience/Earthquakes/Fixed.htm http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/en/a98-tsunami b. Tsunami formation and damage and articles http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/en/a98-tsunami c. Volcano damage interactive http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/ess05_int_helens/ http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/node http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2271934/Watch-volcano-exploding-Amazing-360-degree-interactive-panorama-shows-eruption-remote-Kamchatka-peninsula.html d. Landslide simulation http://elearning.niu.edu/simulations/images/S_portfolio/Landslide/ Landslide_conditions.swf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhQ-ji1B5dc e. Meteor hitting video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMW9BOELTFc http://youtu.be/end49u7dVrw_ Lesson 2:
Use the statements and the pictures to create a graphic organizer of what you have learned.
Go to the following site and play Landform Detectives!
http://www.jason.org/digital_library/9575/landform-detectives Study Support for Changes in the Earth |
I discovered this quite by accident once when Google Maps had just added the Satellite Pictures to their site.
Go try it yourself: Go to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Click on Satellite. Do you see the Mid-Atlantic Ridge System? What Google's done here is spectacular! You can show your kids the bottom of the ocean! You can show them the Mid-Atlantic Ridge! You can show them tons of others things, too:
Now, if you have a projection system hooked up to a Smartboard or big screen, you have just an ideal setup! When I've done this, my students were absolutely glued to the screen! They loved it. At the very end, go back to your schoolyard. Start at the largest map of the planet. Double click on North America. Double click on your state. Keep double-clicking down-down-down to your school. If you are very lucky, your car will be in the parking lot! (Mine still is! The satellite photos are a couple years old!) Only thing is: be prepared for them to ask to see their own homes! NOTE: The YouTube video at the beginning of this blog entry is not from Google Maps, of course, but shows the ocean as it appears on Google Maps. This video would also be a great teacher tool!Project this on your Smartboard/Big Screen! Let it play to the end and then "surf/browse" along the bottom for all sorts of great videos, including one called, "Approaching a Trench." edit. Click this link to download and print the pages below:
http://mjksciteachingideas.com/pdf/EarthFoldable.pdf Name: ______________________ Lab day and time: ____________ Directions: Complete this online lab. Geology 101 Lab: Plate Tectonics Goals of this lab:
Part 1. Types of Plate Boundaries There are 3 types of plate boundaries and a fourth called a “plate boundary zone” in which the type of plate boundary is not clearly defined. Go to the website: http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/understanding.html and learn about the three types of plate boundaries and answer the questions below. 1. What are the three types of plate boundaries? 2. What directions do the plates move relative to one another in a divergent plate boundary? 3. What is a spreading center and what is made at one? 4. Name one spreading center (or divergent plate boundary). 5. What are the three types of convergent plate boundaries? 6. What two kinds of crust are involved in a subduction zone? 7. What type of convergent boundary is the Himalaya Mountains formed by? 8. What happens along a transform plate boundary? 9. Name a famous transform fault in western North America. 10. Which plates are sliding past each other along the San Andreas Fault? Part 2. Plate Boundary Interactions Now go to the website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/# and click on “Godirectly to Plate Tectonics Activity” 11. Drag each of the arrows in the activity to see the plate interactions. List from left toright each type of plate boundary shown in the activity. Now, go to http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/forteachers/SeafloorSpreading.htm and scroll down to the “Seafloor Spreading” picture. Click on the picture. Wait a few seconds for it to load, and there should be a movie. 12. What is happening to the plates at the red line in the center of the screen? 13. What is the red line? Now, go to http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/forteachers/convergence.htm and click on the picture labeled “Subduction”. Wait for it to load. There should be another movie. 14. What two kinds of convergence are shown in the movie? Part 3. Plate Tectonic Maps Now go to_ http://denali.gsfc.nasa.gov/research/lowman/Lowman_map1_lg.jpg and youwill see a plate tectonic map of the world. Rest the mouse on the bottom right corner of the map and after a couple of seconds an enlargement icon should appear. Click on this icon to see the map in full size. Now you can use the scroll bars on the side and bottom to maneuver around the map. 15. Using the key at the bottom of the map, what is happening in Idaho, tectonically speaking? 16. Scroll over to Asia and locate the Java Trench. This is where the Indian Plate andEurasian Plate interact. What kind of plate interaction occurs here, that was responsible for the December 26, 2004 tsunami? Now open http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/animations/quicktime/sm02Pac-NoAmflat.mov 17. How does the plate boundary along the west coast of the United States change overtime? Now go to http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/forteachers/flashmovies/Pangea.swf Wait for the movie to download. This is a movie showing how the plates looked around 150 million years ago, when all the continents were together forming the “supercontinent” Pangea, and how the plates moved through time to their present configuration. 18. What continents did North America used to be attached to during Pangea time? Now, if you would like to try to control the plate tectonic movement at your speed of choice, go to http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Geology/webdogs/plates/pangaea-3atonce.html and you can! |
Weathering- Physical (mechanical) and Chemical
Click on the link to take to a weathering webquest:
http://hmxearthscience.com/Warehouse/geology/ surface_processes/animations/Introduction_to_weathering-07i-en.swf Go to the following site to view what happens to the land as a glacier advances.
http://hmxearthscience.com/Warehouse/geology/ surface_processes/animations/Glacial%20Advance.swf Click on the pictures in this website to read more about the effects of weathering on rocks.
http://hmxearthscience.com/Warehouse/geology/ surface_processes/animations/es1201_01_slideshow_d.swf |
Name __________________________
Weathering and Climate Interactive Directions: Use the information found in the interactive website below to answer the following questions. http://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module07swf.swf 1. What is weathering? 2. What is mechanical weathering? 3. What forms of mechanical weathering do you see in the interactive? 4. How did frost wedging work? 5. How does exfoliation work? 6. How did thermal expansion work? 7. How did crystal growth work? 8. How did the tree roots cause erosion? 9. How does abrasion work? 10. What is chemical weathering? 11. How does dissolution work? 12. What is oxidation? 13. How does hydrolysis work? Below is a copy of the printable document:
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Lesson 3: Surface weathering and Deposition
1. Check out the following site:
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1205/es1205page01.cfm
2. Complete the following interactive:
http://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module07swf.swf
3. Complete the online lab with the activity worksheet:
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E06/E06.html
4. Play the following game:
http://www.kineticcity.com/mindgames/warper/
1. Check out the following site:
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1205/es1205page01.cfm
2. Complete the following interactive:
http://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module07swf.swf
3. Complete the online lab with the activity worksheet:
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E06/E06.html
4. Play the following game:
http://www.kineticcity.com/mindgames/warper/
Physical Weathering Chemical Weathering
Part One Part Two
Part One Part Two
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Study Support for Weathering and Erosion
Weathering Lab Stations: http://undsci.berkeley.edu/lessons/pdfs/lab_station_instructions.pdf
Play the interactive web game about erosion: http://www.kineticcity.com/mindgames/warper/
Play the interactive web game about erosion: http://www.kineticcity.com/mindgames/warper/
ROCKS!!!
Rocks! A video that looks at the three main types of rock and the very different ways in which they're formed!
Text with live links.
If it is to hard to understand you can simplify it at: rewordify.com
Rock Cycle Web quest
Directions: Use Websites 1 and 2 to answer questions on web quest worksheet. After you have finished play the study jams movie (#3) and take the quiz. Make sure to record your score.
1. http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/diagram.html
2. http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page02.cfm
3. http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/rock-cycle.htm
Rock Cycle Comic Strip
Go to this site to see sample projects:
http://msascienceonline.weebly.com/rock-cycle-comic-strip-project.html
Go to this site to use the comic strip creator:
http://Pixton.com/ic:o6uija2g
Rock Cycle Extension Activity
Directions: Explore other cycles on earth then answer the questions below on a line sheet of paper.
Cycle Links
1. The carbon cycle
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html
2. The Nitrogen cycle
http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/em05_pg20_nitrogen/em05_pg20_nitrogen.swf
Questions:
1. Summarize the carbon cycle in 25 words.
2. Summarize the nitrogen cycle in 25 words.
3. How are these other cycles similar and different from the rock cycle.
Rock Cycle Additional Practice
1. http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/rock_cycle/index.html
2. http://www.quia.com/quiz/1195085.html
Directions: Use Websites 1 and 2 to answer questions on web quest worksheet. After you have finished play the study jams movie (#3) and take the quiz. Make sure to record your score.
1. http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/diagram.html
2. http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page02.cfm
3. http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/rock-cycle.htm
Rock Cycle Comic Strip
Go to this site to see sample projects:
http://msascienceonline.weebly.com/rock-cycle-comic-strip-project.html
Go to this site to use the comic strip creator:
http://Pixton.com/ic:o6uija2g
Rock Cycle Extension Activity
Directions: Explore other cycles on earth then answer the questions below on a line sheet of paper.
Cycle Links
1. The carbon cycle
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html
2. The Nitrogen cycle
http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/em05_pg20_nitrogen/em05_pg20_nitrogen.swf
Questions:
1. Summarize the carbon cycle in 25 words.
2. Summarize the nitrogen cycle in 25 words.
3. How are these other cycles similar and different from the rock cycle.
Rock Cycle Additional Practice
1. http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/rock_cycle/index.html
2. http://www.quia.com/quiz/1195085.html
Label the phases of the Rock Cycle
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GAMES
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/games/
http://www.purposegames.com/game/125afbcd
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/environment_earth_universe/rock_cycle/activity/_
http://www.brainpop.com/games/mastermines/
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/games/
http://www.purposegames.com/game/125afbcd
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/environment_earth_universe/rock_cycle/activity/_
http://www.brainpop.com/games/mastermines/
Study Support for Rocks!
Identifying Rocks-
http://gk-12.osu.edu/Lessons/02-03/RocksAndMinerals_Web.pdf
http://gk-12.osu.edu/Lessons/02-03/RocksAndMinerals_Web.pdf
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Activity One:
1. Go to: http://www.brainpop.com
2. Log on using: Username: msd
Password: msd
3. Search: Rock Cycle - Click the picture to get to the link
4. Click "Game Up" to play the rick identification game we played together in class.
Activity Two:
1. Go to: http://www.purposegames.com/game/125afbcd
2. Match the part of the rock cycle to the image in the diagram--Try to beat your score. Play at least 5 times.
Activity Three:
1. Go to: http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/games/level2.htm
2. Drag the images to the correct placement in the rock cycle.
Activity Four:
1. Go to: http://www.wartgames.com/themes/science/rockcycle.html
2. Click through the list of games and explore each of them.
Activity Five:
PART 1. Go to: http://ohhs.ohsd.net/~brick/ear/earr_ign.htm
The Following Igneous Rock Key may help you out.
http://ohhs.ohsd.net/~brick/ear/earr_ign_key.htm
Read about Igneous Rocks and answer the following questions.
PART 2. Go to: http://ohhs.ohsd.net/~brick/ear/earr_meta.htm
Read about Metamorphic Rocks and answer the following questions.
PART 3. Go to: http://ohhs.ohsd.net/~brick/ear/earr_sed.htm
Read about Sedimentary Rocks and answer the following questions.
1. Go to: http://www.brainpop.com
2. Log on using: Username: msd
Password: msd
3. Search: Rock Cycle - Click the picture to get to the link
4. Click "Game Up" to play the rick identification game we played together in class.
Activity Two:
1. Go to: http://www.purposegames.com/game/125afbcd
2. Match the part of the rock cycle to the image in the diagram--Try to beat your score. Play at least 5 times.
Activity Three:
1. Go to: http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/games/level2.htm
2. Drag the images to the correct placement in the rock cycle.
Activity Four:
1. Go to: http://www.wartgames.com/themes/science/rockcycle.html
2. Click through the list of games and explore each of them.
Activity Five:
PART 1. Go to: http://ohhs.ohsd.net/~brick/ear/earr_ign.htm
The Following Igneous Rock Key may help you out.
http://ohhs.ohsd.net/~brick/ear/earr_ign_key.htm
Read about Igneous Rocks and answer the following questions.
- How are the rocks that cooled slowly underground (gabbro, diorite, and granite) similar?
- How are they different?
- How are the rocks that cooled at the surface (basalt, andesite, and rhyolite) similar?
- How are they different?
- Obsidian is volcanic glass. It doesn't have any minerals in it even though it contains all the elements that make up minerals. How is this possible?
- What cooled faster, granite or rhyolite?
- What cooled more slowly, basalt or gabbro?
- What can you learn about the cooling history of an igneous rock based on the size of its crystals?
- A rock with a porphyritic texture has large crystals "floating" in small crystals. Describe the cooling history of such a rock.
- Why do you think that the continental crust "floats" higher on the Earth's surface than the oceanic crust? (HINT: think about how some minerals are heavier than others)
- Use your notes and a map to name and describe the location of a(n):
- stratovolcano
- shield volcano
- caldera
- cinder cone
- string of volcanoes on the edge of a continent.
- oceanic volcano
- What national park in the middle of the United States has volcanoes that in the recent past produced pumice, rhyolite, and obsidian? (HINT: it also has famous hot springs and geysers)
PART 2. Go to: http://ohhs.ohsd.net/~brick/ear/earr_meta.htm
Read about Metamorphic Rocks and answer the following questions.
- Compare and contrast the two main types of metamorphism.
- Describe how to recognize the two main texture groups of metamorphic rocks.
- Describe the three changes to rock that occur during metamorphism.
- Explain how "high grade" and "low grade" metamorphic rocks differ.
- Explain how an "index" mineral can be useful.
- Explain how the parent rock affects a resulting metamorphic rock.
- Explain what agents (forces) cause metamorphism.
- List metamorphic rock types based on the presence or absence of foliation.
- The common mineral biotite mica is an index mineral. With higher temperatures and pressures another index mineral, the semi-precious gem garnet appears. Imagine you are hiking on a mountain one afternoon:
- The first rock you see is the sedimentary rock, shale.
- As you walk you notice the rock has become rather shiny and you see flecks of biotite mica in the rock. The shale here was metamorphosed.
- After a several kilometers you notice the rock now has a grainy appearance and you start seeing garnets in the rock.
- Distracted by the beautiful mountain scenery you forget to notice the rock for the next km or two.
- When you think about the rocks again you see that you are now climbing on granite.
- Breccia is a name for rock composed of sharp fragments in a matrix of (or surrounded by) finely ground rock. Explain why that would make sense for the metamorphic rock found at a fault.
- From the graph, provide the range of temperatures and pressures that can be found in subduction zones of convergent plate boundaries?
- From the graph, provide the range of temperatures and pressures that can be found in zones of igneous intrusion at convergent plate boundaries?
PART 3. Go to: http://ohhs.ohsd.net/~brick/ear/earr_sed.htm
Read about Sedimentary Rocks and answer the following questions.
- Imagine you are a paleontologist; a person who studies extinct plants and animals. Would you rather go looking for fossils in an area where the bed rock was mostly basalt or mostly sandstone? Explain your choice.
- Describe the two types of sedimentary rock.
- Clastic rocks are made of rock and mineral fragments. List the three categories of those fragments in order from the largest to the smallest fragment sizes.
- What is a chemical precipitate?
- Of the two types of sedimentary rocks, which is the most useful for human society? Why do you think this?
- List the steps for forming a sedimentary rock.
- Describe an effect of industrialized human society that has increased chemical weathering.
- Fourteen thousand years ago what agent of erosion was hard at work in Western Washington state?
- Describe the agents of erosion that are now at work here.
- Sediments from floods are often not well sorted. Explain why that is.
- How is lithification different from freezing?
- How is lava solidifying different from freezing? (or is it?)
- List the two processes of lithification. Of these which is the most important?
- Why are sedimentary rocks overly represented on the continents? Hint: what is the hydrological system and what about mineral density?
River Formation Webquest: http://www.geographypods.com/river-features.html
Begin at River Processes
Write your answers on a lined piece of paper.
Begin at River Processes
Write your answers on a lined piece of paper.
Educreations: http://www.educreations.com/dashboard/