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Activity—World Map of Plate Boundaries “Where’s Waldo”-style geography. Mapping World Plates helps students connect topography, earthquakes, volcanoes, and plates. Includes many maps for printing, and student worksheets. Color copies are in the folder: 4. ACTIVITIES_Earth & Tectonics > World Plate Boundaries Science Standards (NGSS; pg. 287) • Earth’s Place in the Universe: HS-ESS1-5 • Earth’s Systems: HS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS2-3 Most of the world’s earthquakes and volcanoes are PLATE BOUNDARIES found at or near the boundary between two tectonic SYMBOLS Divergent margin plates. Friction between the plates keeps them from White arrows show plate motion direction sliding. When the frictional strain is overcome, the ground suddenly snaps along faults and fractures Volcanoes (generalized) Convergent margin releasing energy as earthquakes. Volcanoes occur at Hot spot (arrow = direction of plate motion) divergent margins (where magma rises and erupts); Transform fault (arrows at convergent margins (where an oceanic plate Great earthquakes since 1900; show relative motion) dives beneath another plate; magma forms in the continental plate above the diving oceanic plate), before 1900 and less commonly as hot spots (where magma melts through a plate, such as Hawai`i). Resources on this DVD & Internet for World Map of Plate Boundaries VIDEOS: In the folder 3. VIDEOS_Earth & Tectonics > LECTURE_Egg Vs Earth_Butler.mov, LECTURE_TectonicPlates_Butler.mov, LECTURE_Asthenosphere_Butler.mov, and LECTURE_BoundaryTypes_Butler.mov Or online: http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/videos ANIMATIONS: Select animations are in the RESOURCES folder for this activity. 3. Animations_Earth & Tectonics > Plate Interaction_Converge Diverge Transform Or online: http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations INTERNET: This Dynamic Planet, interactive tectonic map http://www.minerals.si.edu/tdpmap/ e-binder for 2014 CEETEP workshop 69 World Map of Plate Boundaries Introduction The Plate Tectonics Mapping Activity allows students to Materials easily begin to identify basic tectonic processes on a global Discussion Questions —Follow student worksheets. scale. As students become aware of plate movements, Student work sheets—Begin on 5th page of this they begin to identify patterns that set the stage for deeper activity; answers follow. understanding of a very complex topic. The activity uses Word files of the worksheets are in the folder a simple “Where’s Waldo” approach to identify tectonic RESOURCES For World Plate Boundaries symbols on a laminated World Plate Tectonic map. > Word Docs for World Plate Boundaries Objectives Maps—The map on the next page is offered in several Learn where volcanoes and earthquakes occur formats for classroom use. Since not everyone Understand geography has access to a large-format printer we offer the Use critical thinking to find plate boundaries poster as a 3-page, tabloid-size pdf file that can Answer relevant discussion questions on worksheet be printed and taped together. The maps are also offered WITHOUT tectonic boundaries to be Procedure used to see if students recognize features in the Print the appropriate maps (see Materials) for use. Note landscape. that the maps in this document need to printed on legal-size paper!! 1) Page size (next page) and on DVD in the folder: Students work in pairs or small groups of 3 or 4 students using washable markers to circle tectonic features. This RESOURCES For World Plate Boundaries hands-on activity captures the interest of all ability levels. Maps for printing The process of exploring the map and drawing with colored > WorldTectonicMap_PageSize.pdf. markers captures student interest and creates curiosity to discover why particular features are located where they are. 2) Poster (14x24) requires a plotter to print As students work through simple questions on the activity WorldTectonicMap_POSTER 14x24.pdf sheet, they are then able to start the more challenging process of understanding the patterns and process that make 3) Poster (tabloid-size pages to be taped together) up the fundamental principles of Plate Tectonics. WorldTectonicMap-Poster_3page11x17.pdf The Discussion Questions in the activity are provided 4) WITHOUT tectonic features to be used to see if as a resource for teachers to engage student’s growing tectonic features show up in the landscape: understanding. The questions have been used in small WorldTectonicMap_NoBoundaries8.5x14.pdf. groups, whole class discussion, research, as a writing WorldTectonicMap_NoBoundaries11x17.pdf. assignment, and for evaluation. 70 Map of Major Tectonic Plates and Select Great Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Map of Major Tectonic Plates and Select Great Earthquakes and Volcanoes. EURASIANEURASIAN PLATE E E G G EURASIAN PLATE D EURASIAN PLATE D I I R R C H N C H I H C A R E C N L E U T C T I A N T H A N E I L E T ER C U N T I A N R T N T E L Basin & A R I Range N R L T K U I L Basin & A T JUANRange dE FUCA A H E L L E N R L I C U D T R E N C H K PLATE T JUAN dE FUCA I L A H E L E N I CARIBBEAN M C PLATE D AFRICAN T R E N C H PLATI E ARABIAN CARIBBEAN M PUERTO PLATE RICO TRENCH AFRICAN PLATE A PLATE ARABIAN N H COCOS M I D D L A C E PLATE I PLATE A M PUERTO R N T E R RICO TRENCH PLATE PLATE A E R I PHILIPPINE M E E N C A A C H R S C H T M N COCOS I I E D D N A C L E R T PLATE I A M R R N PLATE E A T R A E R I C E J E H PHILIPPINE C East African L E PACIFIC PLATEN A M C IA G Rift System SOUTH D H S I V C R F I C N AT I I R D E T R N N I E C R E A N AMERICAN T C C R N H A R I A T P E R C J NAZCAH East African L PACIFIC PLATE T G A I I Rift System D PLATE E SOUTH D I V C H I N G F N L A PLATE R C E I I D A T N T R N I E C L E E H S E A N INDO–AUSTRALIAN AMERICAN R C C T R N A C G H T A I T A D P E R PLATE A NAZCA I U T I S R D G PLATE O E D N R H N N A G U I L I T O PLATE E C E D H I A T T M N E N P AFRICAN I A L E S H T INDO–AUSTRALIANS S E T R T E I C G N D T A W I A R I D G N E A PLATE H D PLATE E T A U I S O S D U R G I G E O R D N C R U N I N A T I R I C A I T C E E O R SCOTIA M D H A A E T T M G N C A N P D E I F I PLATE AFRICAN R I I A P A C C T I C S TA R T T PLATE BOUNDARIES A N SYMBOLS S I N Most of the world’s earthquakes and volcanoes are found at or near the boundary between two E D I A N R I D G E PLATEWhite arrows show plateW motion direction Divergent margin tectonic plates. Friction between the plates keeps them from sliding. When the frictional strain is T H S O U ANTARCTIC PLATEI D G E overcome, the ground suddenly snaps along faults and fractures releasing energy as earthquakes. Volcanoes (generalized) C R Convergent margin T I Volcanoes occur at 1) divergent margins (mid ocean ridges where magma rises and erupts); and 2) at A N C E R I C Hot spot (arrow shows direction of plate motion) R convergent margins (magma forms in the continental plate above the divingSCOTIA oceanic plate ), and less A M T A G E I C A N PLATE I D Transform fault (arrows show relative motion) C I F commonly as hot spots (where magma melts through a plate, such as Hawai`i). I C R Great earthquakes since 1900; before 1900 P A R C T PLATE BOUNDARIES A N TA SYMBOLS Most of the world’s earthquakes and volcanoes are found at or near the boundary between two White arrows show plate motion direction Divergent margin Divergent Boundaries & Spreading Zones tectonic plates. Friction between Convergent the plates keeps Boundaries them from sliding. When the frictional strain is Transform Boundaries ANTARCTIC PLATE overcome, the ground suddenlyWhen snaps two along plates faultsmove toward and fractures each other, crustreleasing is destroyed energy as one as plate earthquakes. dives (is subducted) beneath Volcanoes (generalized) Divergent boundaries occur mostly As surrounding plates Spreading Transform fault Convergent margin Spreading center—Fast Spreading center—SlowVolcanoes occur at 1) divergentthe margins other. The (mid location ocean where ridges sinking where of a plate magma occurs is rises called and a subduction erupts); zone. and 2) at ridge along spreading centers where the Hot spot (arrow shows directionare ofdriven plate by deepmotion) forces High magma rises forming new crust. Mountains & valleys convergent margins (magma forms in the continental plate above the diving oceanic plate ), and less Plateau to move apart or crunch Spreading ridge (Ex.
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