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PLATE TECTONICS MAP PROJECT
Your Goal:
Create your own fictional world complete with continents,
oceans, tectonic plates, mountains, earthquakes,
volcanoes, and other evidence of a dynamic earth.
Your world will have its own fictional history that explains
the locations of these detailed features. You will create a
Map that illustrates all of the features of your world. You
will be graded highly on creativity and effort.
WHAT SHOULD YOUR FINAL MAP LOOK LIKE??
• Maps should be the size of poster board
• Maps should have a recognizable theme
• Maps can be 2D or 3D (3D = extra credit)
• Maps should include; continents, oceans, plates, plate boundaries, and
crustal formations
• Continents, oceans, and crustal formations must be named – you do
not have to include plate boundary names on your final project
• All of the features described above should be placed appropriately on
your map
• Include a small drawing of your "Original Super Continent"
• Include your plate boundaries map
• Final map should be in full color, neat, and organized
DAY ONE – PLATE MOVEMENT / NAMING
Create a plate boundaries map showing plate movement. Maps should be
broken into 10 tectonic plates and include convergent, divergent, and
transform boundaries. Add arrows to show plate movement. You must get
this map signed off on by your teacher to move on. You will also turn this
map in as part of your grade. Plate movements must make sense!
Checkpoint:
___10 tectonic plates
___Convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries are present
___Arrows to show movement
___Movement is logical
_________________________Teacher Signature
DAY ONE – PLATE MOVEMENT / NAMING
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Begin brainstorming what your world is going to look like. YOU MUST HAVE A
THEME! Create a small sketch of your “Pangaea”. You will need to include a
picture of your “Pangaea” on your final project. Break your “Pangaea” into 7
continents. Choose continental shapes that demonstrate a history of plate
movement, collisions, and changes.
Name your continents, oceans, and plates. Add the names to your project
worksheet. Also add the plate names to your plate boundaries map.
Checkpoint:
___Pangaea has been created and cut into 7 continents
___Continents named
___Oceans named
___Plates named
_________________________Teacher Signature
DAY TWO – BOUNDARIES / CRUSTAL FORMATIONS:
Find locations for your continents on your plate boundaries map. The
location of the continents should start to tell a story of the past. Depending
on where your continents are, add oceans to your map (at least 4
oceans).
As you place your continents on the map, remember that you should have
oceanic-oceanic, oceanic-continental, and continental-continental
margins. You'll address what features you would find across your world
later on.
Checkpoint:
___Oceanic/Oceanic boundaries
___Oceanic/Continental boundaries
___Continental/Continental boundaries
_________________________Teacher Signature
DAY TWO – BOUNDARIES / CRUSTAL FORMATIONS:
Start deciding what types of features you are going to find along your plate
boundaries. For example, if you have a divergent boundary between two
oceanic plates you should place a Mid-Ocean Ridge along this boundary.
Label your map and use the Project Worksheet to record the names of the
crustal formations.
Crustal Formations should include: Mid-Ocean Ridges, Rift Valleys, Fault
Zones, Trenches, Volcanic Mts., Island Arcs, and Folded Mountains.
Remember some formations come in pairs. For example if you have an
oceanic/oceanic convergence you should have a trench and island arc near
the boundary.
DAY TWO – BOUNDARIES / CRUSTAL FORMATIONS:
Checkpoint:
____Rift Valleys
____Mid-Ocean Ridges
____Faults
____Trenches
____Volcanic Mtns
____Folded Mtns
____Island Arcs
____Formations are placed correctly
_________________________Teacher Signature
YOUR ROUGH DRAFT SHOULD NOW BE
COMPLETE! YOU’RE READY TO START
MAKING YOUR FINAL PRODUCT!
Project Worksheet
YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Plate Boundary Map / Poster
Sketch of your super continent, your “Pangaea”
Completed Checklist
Project packet with:
1) name
2) rubric
3) checkpoints signed by teacher
PROJECT DUE ON : FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 ST
Your Goal:
Create your own fictional world complete with continents, oceans, tectonic plates, mountains,
earthquakes, volcanoes, and other evidence of a dynamic earth. Your world will have its own fictional
history that explains the locations of these detailed features. You will create a Map that illustrates all
of the features of your world. You will be graded highly on creativity and effort.