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AMGEN SUMMER SCIENCE INSTITUTE
2003
Plate Tectonics
Sadhana Neurgaonkar
La Reina High School
Thousand Oaks, California
Unit:Dynamic Earth
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Goals: The students will gain an understanding of the following:
1.The structure of the Earth
2.What is inside of the Earth
3.The movement of the Earth’s lithospheric plates
4.Plate tectonics
5.Major Plate Tectonics Processes
Above goals will be achieved through the following activities:
Lectures, Internet resources
.hands-on activities such as
-puzzles
-fill in the blanks
.Lab activities
Assessment of the topics
• Assessment will be done following ways:
– Quizzes
– Tests
– Group work
Two sample quizzes and a puzzle activity is
given on the following pages.
The structure of the Earth
Study the cross section of the Earth
Structure of The Earth Puzzle
TOPIC : THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
Across1. Lies below the crust
3. Liquid in nature and lies just below the mantle
4. Innermost layer of earth
6. Thin, solid, outermost layer of earth
7. Solid and made of iron and nickel
Down2. Moving slabs of rocks called tectonic plates
5. Partially molten and pliable rock
7 of 7 words were placed into the puzzle.
Visit Puzzlemaker at DiscoverySchool.com
Major Tectonic Plates
Plate Tectonics
• Related websites for this topic:
• Plate Tectonic animation, USGS
• Plate Tectonics, Life in the Universe
http://www.lifeinuniverse.org
http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/pltec/plte
c1.html
http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/pltec/plte
c2.html
Plate Tectonics - Quiz
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Major Plate Tectonic Processes
Major Plate Tectonic Processes Quiz
Label the boxes
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Acknowledgement
• Thanks to Dr.William Bilodeau and
Dr. Beverly Bryde for all their help and
leadership.
• Thank you for the opportunity to participate in
the Amgen Summer Science Institute held at
California Lutheran University, 2003.
• -------Sadhana Neurgaonkar