Plate Boundaries

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Objective

SWBAT identify the three (3) major plate boundaries on a world map and describe their relative plate motion, including features that form as a result of divergence, convergence, and transform movement

Big Idea

Lesson Author

Kane Koller

New York, NY

Grade Level

Eighth grade

Ninth grade

Subjects

Science

Earth and Space Science

Standards

HSN-Q.A.2

Define appropriate quantities for the purpose of descriptive modeling.*

RST.11-12.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.

HS-ESS1-5

Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks.

HS-ESS2-3

Develop a model based on evidence of Earth's interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection.

Lesson Introduction

Do Now & Objective(s)

10 minutes

Students come in silently and complete the . After time expires (I usually allot about 2-3 minutes, depending on the number and type of questions) we collectively go over the responses, (usually involving a series of cold calls and volunteers) and then I ask someone to read the objective for the day before beginning the lesson.