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NAME
4
BIGGER PICTURE
DATE
Physics
5
The Theory of
Plate
Tectonics
/Experience
Global Patterns
8 1: UNIT
SCHEDULE
Dec
Launch
UO
Theory
NEXT UNIT
CURRENT UNIT
UNIT MAP
plate
boundaries
investigating
development of
understanding
how Earths
surface changes
formation of
crustal
features
interpreting
topographic
& satellite
maps
reshaping of
Earths surface
IMPORTANT TERMS:
Investigating
Describing
Interpreting
Comparing
Analyzing
Predicting
UNIT
RELATIONSHIPS
UNIT SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS
tectonic plate
plate tectonics
crustal feature
sea floor spreading
plate boundary
divergent
convergent transform subduction rift valley mid-ocean ridge topographic map satellite view
land features erosional feature contour line
contour interval
altitude elevation
depression
steep slope continental drift
Alfred Wegener Harry Hess
weathering
erosion deposition
puzzle-fit of
continents
evidenced
by
OPEN
PLATE
TECTONIC
THEORY
by
describing
fossils
sea floor
spreading
understanding
how Earths surface
changes
rock layers
& glacial
deposits
seismic &
volcanic
activity
Am I able to ___?
understanding
how Earths surface
changes
PLATE
BOUNDARIES
divergent
convergent
transform
Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
understanding
how Earths surface
changes
PLATE
BOUNDARIES
FORMATION
OF CRUSTAL
FEATURES
such as
OPEN
mid-ocean ridges
Rift Valley
divergent
convergent
Mountains,
Trench w Volcanoes, or
Trench w Volcanic islands
transform
fault zones
Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B)
subduction zone
trench
mountains
USE VOCABULARY:
Youngest Ocean floor
Oldest Ocean floor
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Sea Level
Subduction
Seafloor Spreading
understanding
how Earths surface
changes
RESHAPING
OF EARTHS
SURFACE
deposition
through
weathering
erosion
Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be
reshaped by weathering.
understanding
how Earths surface
changes
SATELLITE
VIEWS
TOPOGRAPHIC
MAPS
Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be
reshaped by weathering.
puzzle-fit of
continents
evidenced
by
PLATE
TECTONIC
THEORY
by
describing
fossils
sea floor
spreading
rock layers
& glacial
deposits
seismic &
volcanic
activity
PLATE
BOUNDARIES
understanding
how Earths surface
changes
SATELLITE
VIEWS
TOPOGRAPHIC
MAPS
FORMATION
OF CRUSTAL
FEATURES
such as
RESHAPING
OF EARTHS
SURFACE
deposition
through
mid-ocean ridges
divergent
mid-ocean
ridges
Rift Valley
convergent
Mountains,
Trench w Volcanoes, or
Trench w Volcanic islands
transform
fault zones
mountains
weathering
erosion
Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be
reshaped by weathering.
NAME
4
BIGGER PICTURE
DATE
CURRENT UNIT
NEXT UNIT
/Experience
Physics
8
UNIT SCHEDULE
UNIT MAP
Unit Pretest
Piecing Together Pangaea
LAB: Sea Floor Spreading
investigating
development of
interpreting
Investigating
Describing
Interpreting
Comparing
Analyzing
Predicting
UNIT
RELATIONSHIPS
UNIT SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS
Virtual Labs
12/ 12 EOU Assessment
Unit Test
evidenced
by
PLATE
TECTONIC
THEORY
by
describing
PLATE
BOUNDARIES
understanding
how Earths surface
changes
FORMATION
OF CRUSTAL
FEATURES
such as
RESHAPING
OF EARTHS
SURFACE
through
Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be
reshaped by weathering.