LA438S Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundary Computer Simulation

Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundary Computer Simulation

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Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundary Computer Simulation

SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS/PROCESSES

The crust and the solid upper layer of the mantle are known as the lithosphere
The movement of the earth’s plates can produce earthquakes and volcanoes, and result in the formation of mountains over geological time
The earth is over four billion years old, and different events have occurred on earth during different periods of time
The continents are part of large lithospheric plates that have moved over geological time and continue to move at a rate of centimeters per year
Creating models is one way to understand and communicate scientific information

In this investigation students use actual data and a CD-ROM computer simulation designed at the Lawrence Hall of Science to investigate the geology of plate boundaries. In Part 1, students compare and contrast continents with continental plates, draw plate boundaries from earthquake and volcano data, and label the major plates with their names and arrows indicating the direction the plates are moving. In Part 2, students use a computer simulation to explore what happens at plate boundaries over time. In Part 2 they investigate the changes that occur along divergent (spreading), transform (sliding), and convergent (colliding) plate boundary over different time periods ranging from 10 years to 20 million years. They then compare the geologic features of the three different kinds of plate boundaries and the earth processes that cause them.

Contents List

1 Teacher’s Guide with MSDS
28 Student Worksheet and Guides
6 LAB-AIDS ® World Puzzle pieces, sets of 7
6 Earth’s Surface Through Geological Time Cards
1 Transparency 1: World Map
2 Transparency 2: Puzzle Key

Catalog # LA438S

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