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Why is this important?Our world is driven by data. It’s everywhere from the

classroom to the news. Learning to read and interpret

charts and graphs is a necessary skill for students to learn in

order to thrive in the fast paced world they

live in. It also builds their mathematical

reasoning and vocabulary, while teaching

them important cross curricular skills

and asking Level Two and Level Three

questions about the data. Plus it’s

fun!! Students will love making their

graph books each week and learning

about the world around them!

Print each of the booklet pages on white paper

or cardstock (recommended) for your students.

If you click “print on both sides of paper” and

click “flip on long edge” it should print so that

you can put one page inside of the other and

make the pages in order. This lets you save

paper (yay!!) by giving the students a book for

the entire week that only uses two sheets of

paper, but if you would rather print one page

for each day, you could print and cut out each

page and give it to students to work on. Then

fold on the dotted lines and put the pages in

order. You can staple or just leave the pages

loose. Your book should look similar to the one

shown here. An extra slide is included at the

beginning of each section that includes the

reading passage and graph. This allows you to

put the information up on display for students

at the beginning of each day to read and

discuss, or to leave up if you choose to print one

day at a time for them to work on.

fLet’s talk aboutPLATE TECTONICS

Did you know that the ground is floating? Well, not exactly floating.But the sea we swim in and the ground we walk on are actually what are called tectonic plates, andthey’re floating on the Earth’s surface. These plates bump into each other and pull away from eachother slowly over time. Sometimes they even go underneath and on top of each other. This cancause earthquakes, tsunami waves, volcanoes, mountain ranges, and can even create new ocean floor.Seismologists pay close attention to the direction that each plate is going in order to predict andprepare for natural disasters. Our floating Earth is fascinating!

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DAY 5

Did you know that the ground isfloating? Well, not exactly floating. Butthe sea we swim in and the ground wewalk on are actually what are calledtectonic plates, and they’re floating onthe Earth’s surface. These plates bumpinto each other and pull away from eachother slowly over time. Sometimes theyeven go underneath and on top of eachother. This can cause earthquakes,tsunami waves, volcanoes, mountainranges, and can even create new oceanfloor. Seismologists pay close attentionto the direction that each plate is goingin order to predict and prepare fornatural disasters. Our floating Earth isfascinating!

The Farallon Plate once existed between the Pacific Plateand the North American Plate. Because the Farallon Platewas being pushed under the North American Plate, alsocalled subduction, it eventually disappeared from sight,being completely consumed. Based on the chart, whatother plates could this happen to? Defend your answer.

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Over the next 100 million years or so, the land west(to the left on the map) of the San Andreas fault willhead northwest until it is closer to present-day Alaska.Redraw the map to show what it might look like then.

The Juan de Fuca Plate is pulling away from the Pacific

Plate, creating whatis called a divergentboundary. As theplates pull, magma

seeps up and creates new ocean floor in the gap itcreates. Using the chart and this information, tell what ishappening between the Gorda Plate and the Pacific Plate.

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Often, mountains can be found where oceanic platessubduct, or go underneath, continental plates. This is thecase where the Juan de Fuca Plate subducts the NorthAmerican Plate. Draw to show where we might findmountains on this map based on this information. Thenwrite to explain how you know.

There are two types of plates:oceanic and continental. Oceanicplates are located over ocean whilecontinental plates are found overland. Oceanic plates are made ofbasalts and are heavier. Continentalplates are made of granite and arelighter. When the two collide, whatdo you think happens? Use thechart to defend your answer.

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Did you know that the ground isfloating? Well, not exactly floating. Butthe sea we swim in and the ground wewalk on are actually what are calledtectonic plates, and they’re floating onthe Earth’s surface. These plates bumpinto each other and pull away from eachother slowly over time. Sometimes theyeven go underneath and on top of eachother. This can cause earthquakes,tsunami waves, volcanoes, mountainranges, and can even create new oceanfloor. Seismologists pay close attentionto the direction that each plate is goingin order to predict and prepare fornatural disasters. Our floating Earth isfascinating!

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The Juan de Fuca Plate is pulling away from the Pacific

Plate, creating whatis called a divergentboundary. As theplates pull, magma

seeps up and creates new ocean floor in the gap itcreates. Using the chart and this information, tell what ishappening between the Gorda Plate and the Pacific Plate.

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There are two types of plates:oceanic and continental. Oceanicplates are located over ocean whilecontinental plates are found overland. Oceanic plates are made ofbasalts and are heavier. Continentalplates are made of granite and arelighter. When the two collide, whatdo you think happens? Use thechart to defend your answer.

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Often, mountains can be found where oceanic platessubduct, or go underneath, continental plates. This is thecase where the Juan de Fuca Plate subducts the NorthAmerican Plate. Draw to show where we might findmountains on this map based on this information. Thenwrite to explain how you know.

DAY 4

Over the next 100 million years or so, the land west(to the left on the map) of the San Andreas fault willhead northwest until it is closer to present-day Alaska.Redraw the map to show what it might look like then.

DAY 5

The Farallon Plate once existed between the Pacific Plateand the North American Plate. Because the Farallon Platewas being pushed under the North American Plate, alsocalled subduction, it eventually disappeared from sight,being completely consumed. Based on the chart, whatother plates could this happen to? Defend your answer.

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