Stnd 20: Plate Tectonics-Fossils and Features
NEW Standard 20
8.ESS2.5 Plate Tectonic: Fossils and Features
Construct a scientific explanation using data that explains that the gradual processes of plate tectonics causes...
A) a distribution of fossils on different continents,
B) the occurrence of earthquakes, and
C) geological features on continents and on the ocean floor.
Webpage Contents
Phenomenon
Notes (English and Spanish)
Animated Videos
Video Clips
Reinforcement
Study Guide(s)
Read Alouds
Phenomenon (see link below)
Notes (see links below)
Animated Videos (see links below)
Link 01: Brainpop Website
Title: Plate Tectonics
Title: Earthquakes
Link 02: Study Jams Website
Title: Earthquakes (video)
Video Clips (see links below)
Note: If any of these videos do not play, please email me about it at [email protected]
Link 01 (4:22): Evidence for Plate Tectonics
Link 02 (5:57): Evidence for Pangaea-Khan Academy
Link 03 (6:23): Seafloor Spreading & Rift Valleys
Link 04 (2:10): Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
Link 05 (3:13): What is a volcano?
Link 06 (3:05): Hawaii's Hotspot
Reinforcement (see link(s) below)
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Study Guide (see link below)
Interactive Version: Click the link below to use this interactive study guide. Select your answers, and then click on the "Check Your Work" tab at the bottom.
Read Alouds (see links below)
Instructions: Click on the links below to view and hear the read aloud assessment. On each slide in this assessment, click the speaker icon at the bottom to listen to each question being read for you. Write your answers on a sheet of paper, and then submit your paper to your teacher.