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

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.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