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Middle School Earth Science: Plate Tectonics

Learn about the supercontinent that existed 240 million years ago and the amazing movements of the Earth's crust!
Sharon Hudson M.Ed
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What's included

2 live meetings
1 hrs 40 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. homework will be gathering supplies and studying the notes from class 1 for the kahoot quiz
Assessment
Kahoot at the end of class 2

Class Experience

US Grade 5 - 8
Students will learn about the supercontinent pangea, the theories of how pangea changed into the continents we have today, and how the movement of earth's crust creates landforms.  Students must have pangea plate pieces cut out before class.

Class 1:  They will learn about Continental Drift, Plate Tectonic Theories, and the major plates on Earth.  They will use Pangea plate cut out pieces and try to put together to look like pangea. They will write notes and and create diagrams for each type of plate boundary (divergent, convergent, transform)
Class 2:  They will continue learning about boundaries and what landforms the boundaries form on Earth.  They will do a graham cracker plate tectonics activity using graham crackers and whip cream.
Learning Goals
Students will demonstrate, by modeling, how landforms are created by different plate boundaries.
Students will understand the theory of plate tectonics.
learning goal

Other Details

Supply List
Class 1:  Paper, pencil/pen, pangea cut outs from handout
Class 2:  Paper, pencil, Graham crackers, cake icing, fruit roll up, cup of water
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
  • youtube
Joined June, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Texas State University
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of Houston
I am a certified science teacher for grades 4-8 in the state of Texas.

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$33

for 2 classes
1x per week, 2 weeks
50 min

Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-13
3-9 learners per class

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