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Plate Tectonics Lesson Plan Adam Fox A. Standards Addressed: Standard ES-3: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the internal and external dynamics of solid Earth. ES-3.2 Explain the differentiation of the structure of Earth’s layers into a core, mantle, and crust based on the production of internal heat from the decay of isotopes and the role of gravitational energy ES-3.3 Summarize theory of plate tectonics (including the role of convection currents, the action at plate boundaries, and the scientific evidence for the theory). ES-3.4 Explain how forces due to plate tectonics cause crustal changes as evidenced in earthquake activity, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building. (Some of above concepts must be included in follow-up lesson; this lab focuses on basic understanding of the processes) B. Performance Objectives: Students will be able to recognize that lab activities are a model/simulation of what happens inside the Earth. Students will recognize the three basic types of tectonic plate boundaries, and be able to explain what happens at each Students will be able to draw and label a cross-sectional diagram of the Earth C. Lesson Plan: The purpose of this lesson plan is to allow students to explore some of the processes that drive Plate Tectonics. It is intended to be an introduction to concepts which will be reinforced in a follow-up lecture. 1. Concept Exploration: a. Provide a brief introduction about how the Earth is moving beneath our feet. Summarize what students will do in each section of the lab. b. Have students work through lab. i. I broke the class up into groups of 4, and provided each group with the materials for Part 1 and Part 2. I had two Part 3 set-ups in the back of the classroom and rotated which groups worked on that part. ii. For the most part, the worksheet is pretty self explanatory for students. I found that the groups working on Part 3 generally needed a little more guidance. -Part 3 Setup: