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AMGEN SUMMER SCIENCE INSTITUTE 2003
Plate TectonicsSadhana Neurgaonkar
La Reina High School
Thousand Oaks, California
Unit:Dynamic Earth
• Goals: The students will gain an understanding of the following:
1.The structure of the Earth2.What is inside of the Earth3.The movement of the Earth’s lithospheric plates4.Plate tectonics 5.Major Plate Tectonics Processes
Above goals will be achieved through the following activities:Lectures, Internet resources.hands-on activities such as
-puzzles-fill in the blanks
.Lab activities
Assessment of the topics
• Assessment will be done following ways:– Quizzes– Tests– Group work
Two sample quizzes and a puzzle activity is given on the following pages.
The structure of the EarthStudy the cross section of the Earth
Structure of The Earth Puzzle
TOPIC : THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTHAcross1. Lies below the crust3. Liquid in nature and lies just below the mantle4. Innermost layer of earth6. Thin, solid, outermost layer of earth7. Solid and made of iron and nickelDown2. Moving slabs of rocks called tectonic plates5. Partially molten and pliable rock
7 of 7 words were placed into the puzzle. Visit Puzzlemaker at DiscoverySchool.com
Major Tectonic Plates
Plate Tectonics
• Related websites for this topic:
• Plate Tectonic animation, USGS
• Plate Tectonics, Life in the Universe
http://www.lifeinuniverse.org
http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/pltec/pltec1.html
http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/pltec/pltec2.html
Plate Tectonics - Quiz
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Major Plate Tectonic Processes
Major Plate Tectonic Processes QuizLabel the boxes
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Acknowledgement
• Thanks to Dr.William Bilodeau and
Dr. Beverly Bryde for all their help and leadership.
• Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the Amgen Summer Science Institute held at California Lutheran University, 2003.
• -------Sadhana Neurgaonkar