Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a restful and joyous holiday break! We explored the solar system's structure and scale during the last term. We will now take a closer look at changes in the Earth's surface over time. We will examine how forces of nature, such as volcanoes and earthquakes, continue to shape our environment.

Let's get started!

Week One:
1) Click here to review and take notes on Plate Tectonics
a)Fill out the vocabulary word map as you go through the PowerPoint
b)Answer the questions presented throughout the PowerPoint
2) Watch the Plate Tectonics video on BrainPop
*ask your advisor for the username and password
a)Take the quiz and record the questions and answers on a sheet of paper
3)Click here for the Fossil Record WebQuest
a)Complete the study guide provided by your advisor

Week Two:
1)Copy down the following questions:

• Where is the Ring of Fire?
• Why is it called the Ring of Fire?
• What does the Ring of Fire have to do with plate tectonics?
• What events on the Earth's surface tend to occur in this region more frequently than in other regions of the Earth? Why do they occur here?
• What do trenches and mountain ranges have to do with the Ring of Fire and plate tectonics?

2)Click here to find the answers to the ?s above. (Explore all of the websites listed on the trackstar!)

3)Map Activity:
*Click here to look at the plate tectonics animation.
*Predict what the Ring of Fire Region will look like in the future.
(Your advisor will provide you with a handout).

4) Watch the volcanoes video on BrainPop
*ask your advisor for the username and password
a)Take the quiz and record the questions and answers on a sheet of paper

Week 3:
1)Watch the Rock Cycle video on BrainPop
*ask your advisor for the username and password
a)Take the quiz and record the answers on a sheet of paper

2)Click here to complete the Rock Cycle Webquest
(Your advisor will provide you with a handout.)

Natural History Museum Skymobile
*Hands on lessons about Geology and Mineralogy

Week 4:
Culminating Task-

Create a 3-D model or comic book that demonstrates your understanding of 1 or more of the following:
1)Volcanoes
2)Mountain Formation
3)Earthquakes
4)The theory of Plate Tectonics
5)The Ring of Fire