Read this page on the Earth's interior.

1. Complete the following activities on Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics:

• Review
• Concept Review
• Matching
• Labeling
• Concept Review
• Matching
• Labeling

2. Read and review this online text from the USGS on Plate Tectonics.

• Read the following information on the Interior of the Earth (great notes Zack)
• Read this information on Plate Tectonics and study the boundary types.
• View these pictures.

3. Glencoe Activities: Complete the Online Study Tools (Interactive Tutor + Online Quiz)

• Complete the following Webquests: Fossils of Antartica and Volcanoes and the Ring of Fire
• Complete the following Online Assignment: Predicting Tectonic Activity
• Read this article on Wegner

4. Prentice Hall: Activities: Complete the activity and take the self test.

• Complete the activities on plates

5. Complete this Tutorial on Plate Tectonics.

Lecture Outlines and Notes:

• Plate Tectonics
• My notes

Excel Activities: You can download these files then complete the activity and then email them back to me completed. Just run your mouse arrow over the red arrows and answer the questions.

• Earth's Interior
• Earth Map
• Plate Map activity
• Plate Boundaries
• Plate Tectonics and the Cascade Range

Projects:

• Power Point Presentation on Plate Tectonics
  • Option 1: 3-5 slides on Earth's Interior and Continental Drift
  • Option 2: 3-5 slides on the different Plate Boundaries.
• Project List (Do Projects # 1, 2, 3 or 4, 5( my demo), 13 or 14, 15, and 16)

Enrichment Activities on Plate Tectonics:

• Take this Field Trip

Unit Resources:

• Online Lecture Notes (lots of great sites)
• Online Resources
• Manson MS Links
• Glencoe Web Links (Plate Tectonics)
• Glencoe Web Links (Earthquakes)
• Glencoe Web Links (lots of great sites)

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