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Kimberly
Miller
Blackline
Master #1
Printed on 5/14/2017
Edible Plate Tectonics Lab
Purpose: To introduce and demonstrate how plate tectonics move.
Materials: ___________________________________________________________________
Procedure:
Part 1: Graham Cracker vs. Graham Cracker
1. Break a whole graham cracker into 2 squares as shown above.
2. Using the knife, spread a thick layer of frosting in the center of the wax paper.
3. Lay the two pieces of graham cracker side by side on top of the frosting so they are
touching.
4. PRESS DOWN on the crackers as you slowly push down and apart in opposite
directions.
5. Remove the graham crackers from the frosting and scrape any frosting off the crackers
and return it to the wax paper. Set the crackers aside.
Part 1: Questions
1. Illustrate what you saw happening during this part of the lab in the space provided below
and add arrows to indicate movement.
2. What did you notice when you pushed the graham crackers away from each other?
Edible Plate Tectonics
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Part 2: Rice Krispie Treat vs. Rice Krispie Treat
1. Using the knife cut the rice krispie treat in half.
2. Using the knife spread a thick layer of frosting in the center of the wax paper.
3. Lay the two pieces of rice krispie treat side by side on top of the frosting so they are
touching.
4. PRESS DOWN on the rice krispie treats as you slowly push down and apart in opposite
directions.
5. Remove the rice krispie treats from the frosting and scrape any frosting off and return it
to the wax paper. Set the rice krispie treats aside.
Part 2: Questions
1. Draw what happened in this part in the space below and make sure to include movement
arrows:
2. How might part 1 be similar to part 2?
3. How might part 1 be different than part 2?
Part 3: Graham Cracker vs. Graham Cracker
1. Break the remaining two graham crackers in half, now you have 4 pieces. Set 2 pieces to
the side.
2. Scrape the frosting into a glob in the middle of your wax paper.
3. Using only 2 pieces quickly dip one end of each of the two graham crackers into a cup of
water. Lay the pieces end to end on the frosting with the wet edges touching.
4. Slowly push the two crackers together.
Questions Part 3:
1. Illustrate what happened when you pushed the 2 graham crackers together.
2. Explain what happened when you pushed the 2 graham crackers together.
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Part 4: Rice Krispie Treat vs. Rice Krispie Treat
1. Using the same rice krispie treat from part 2, place the two pieces together side by side on
top of the frosting on the wax paper.
2. Place one hand on each of the rice krispie treat pieces. At the same time push each piece
towards and away from each other.
Part 4: Questions
1. Describe what happened when you slid the 2 rice krispie treat pieces past each other.
2. Draw what happened in part 4 and add arrows to indicate the motion.
Part 5: Rice Krispie Treat vs. Graham Cracker:
1. Using one of the remaining graham cracker pieces and one of the rice krispie treat pieces,
place them on the frosting glob.
2. Push the graham cracker into the rice krispie treat.
Questions Part 5:
1. Explain what happened to the graham cracker when you pushed it into the rice krispie
treat?
2. Draw what happened in part 5 in the space below and arrows to indicate movement.
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Blackline Master #2
Plate Tectonics Boundary Organizer
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Describe in
words what
you
observed in
each part.
Based on
your
observations
draw the
movement
using
arrows.
Which
landforms
are
associated
with this
part?
Name of the
plate
tectonic
boundary
that this
part
describes:
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See example
Blackline Master #3
Divergent
My example:
Location of Example
Group-Pair-Share Organizer
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Edible Plate Tectonics
Transform Boundary
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Blackline Master #4
Concept Check
1) At a tectonic plate boundary where the plates are colliding, what is least likely to
occur? (SC. 7.E.6.5)
A. earthquakes
C. sea-floor spreading
B. volcanoes
D. mountain building
2) Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust. Which of the following is most likely to
happen when a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental
crust? (SC.7.E.6.5 )
A. The denser oceanic plate gradually sinks into the mantle and melts.
B. The less dense continental plate gradually sinks into the mantle and melts.
C. Both the oceanic and the continental plates sink into the mantle and melt.
D. The plates collide and mantle convection stops
3) Draw arrows in the boxes and identify the tectonic plate boundary that matches to the
type of movement.
SC.7.E.6.5
4) Directions: Match the plate tectonic boundary with the landform(s) that it creates
Convergent Boundary
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Volcano
Deep Sea Trench
Divergent Boundary
Subduction Zone
Mountain Range
Rift Valley
Island
Transform Boundary
Earthquake
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