Details
| Type of Product: |
Science Object |
| Publication Title: |
Plate Tectonics |
| Publication Date: |
11/1/2006 |
| Grade Level: |
Elementary School, Middle School, High School |
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Description
Science Objects are two hour on-line interactive inquiry-based content modules that help teachers better understand the science content they teach. This Science Object is the fifth of five Science Objects in the Plate Tectonics SciPack. It explores the physical, geographical, and geological evidence for the theory of continental drift and plate tectonics. Plate tectonics provide a unifying framework for understanding Earth processes and history, and is supported by many lines of evidence. Over geologic time, plates move across the globe creating different continents (and positions of continents).
Ideas For Use
Science Objects are two hour learning experiences teachers can use to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept. Teachers can access any topic “on demand” from the Internet. Topics are based on the science literacy goals in the national standards (NSES, Science for All Americans, Benchmarks, and the Atlas of Scientific Literacy) and tied to state standards.
Each Science Object provides an understanding of the science content by providing a structured set of learning experiences through simulations and practice assessments. Science Objects challenge teachers to explore and explain real world phenomena and are founded on the principle that learners must be challenged with a problem, observation, data, etc., in order to develop scientific understanding. Science Objects utilize the five phases of inquiry-based learning: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate.
Learning Outcomes:
Plate Tectonics: Lines of Evidence
- Use plate tectonics to explain changes in continents and their positions over geologic time.
- Provide evidence for the idea of plates, including the location of earthquakes and volcanoes, continental drift, magnetic orientation of rocks in the ocean floor, etc.
Additional Info
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Science Discipline:
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Crustal deformation
Earthquakes
Mountain building
Plate tectonics
Volcanoes
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| Intended User Role: | Elementary-Level Educator, High-School Educator, Middle-Level Educator, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Teacher content knowledge |
Technical
| Resource Format: | application/x-shockwave-flash, audio/mp3, image/gif, image/jpeg, text/html, video/quicktime |
| Installation Remarks: | Run the Science Objects System Check to ensure that your system is capable of viewing the simulations: http://ecommerce2.nsta.org/system_check/ |
| Requirements: | Requires Macromedia Flash Player and Apple Quicktime Player |
National Standards Correlation
This resource has 9 correlations with the National Standards.
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- Earth Science
- Structure of the earth system
- Major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, result from the motions of lithospheric plates.
- Land forms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces.
- Constructive forces include crustal deformation, volcanic eruption, and deposition of sediment.
- Origin and evolution of the earth system
- Interactions among the solid earth, the oceans, the atmosphere, and organisms have resulted in the ongoing evolution of the earth system. (9-12)
- We can observe some changes such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on a human time scale. (9-12)
- Many processes resulting in the ongoing evolution of the earth system, such as mountain building and plate movements take place over hundreds of millions of years. (9-12)
- Process Standards for Professional Development
- Research-Based
- Address teachers' needs as learners and build on their current knowledge of science content, teaching, and learning. (NSES)
- Design
- Introduce teachers to scientific literature, media, and technological resources that expand their science knowledge and their ability to access further knowledge. (NSES)
- Learning
- Build on the teacher's current science understanding, ability, and attitudes. (NSES)
State Standards Correlation
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