Lesson 2: Tectonic Plates
Wednesday, 16th October 2013
Wednesday, 16th October 2013
Tectonic Plates
Map of continents
+ Introduce the continents to the class
Map of the plate boundaries
+ Discuss how each plate moves and has thick and think parts
+ Discuss how Australia is one country that is situated on one tectonic plate, not across tectonic plate boundaries
+ Discuss how Australia is one country that is situated on one tectonic plate, not across tectonic plate boundaries
Continent formation: 160 million years ago
+ Explain that many millions of years ago, the continents were not in the same place they are today
+ Discuss where some of the continents were situated 160 million years ago
+ Discuss where some of the continents were situated 160 million years ago
Continent formation: 60 million years ago
+ Discuss how each land mass has moved
+ Ask students to identify where Australia has moved to in relation to the other land masses
+ Ask students to identify where Australia has moved to in relation to the other land masses
Identification of Volcanoes
Learning about Volcanoes and Tsunami's
Volcanoes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Zbj7S22zs
Tsunami: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkRaC-S5RH8
Tsunami: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkRaC-S5RH8
Your task
In groups you will writing on strips of paper key words on earthquakes, tsunami's and volcanoes. These strips will create a word wall in the classroom