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2 Convergent, Divergent & Transform Plate Boundaries Differentiated Station Labs

3 Kesler Science Station Lab Plate Boundaries If you have never used my Kesler Science Station Labs before please download the FREE Start-Up pack from my TPT store. It will provide you with all of the signage and best practices in order to run the station labs in your classroom. The large directions cards included in this file are intended to be read by the leader of the group once the students get to the station. The smaller task cards can be read by another group member. I prefer that each student do their own lab write-up (included at the end of this file), so that they may use it for reference at a later date. The answer key is provided at the end of the document. Lastly, if any of the internet resources no longer work for some reason please let me know via at chris@keslerscience.com. I cannot guarantee that all resources will be available, but I tried to choose ones that have been around for many years.

4 Mad Science Station Lab Plate Boundaries Teacher Directions Explore It! I will spend much of my time at this station making sure that the students understanding the plate boundaries and not wasting time. You will need 2 folded towels, 2 different colored socks (blue and green are best), 1 paper plate. Illustrate It! I do not have them draw out the entire Plate Tectonics due to time constraints. Take the word bank away for your higher level classes. Read It! Print several different copies (I use 6) of the reading passage so that multiple students can read at different paces Watch It! The video is on YouTube and my Google drive. Use YouTube unless your school is blocked. The original link is I Note that both URL s are case-sensitive. Organize It! The cards for this activity are attached near the end of this file. Print several sets and then just put them in the basket for kids to pull from. This is also a good one for later in the week to demonstrate mastery too! Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. I like to label the backs with set numbers because they will get mixed up. Write It! Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. Research It! The goo.gl link on the task card is case-sensitive. The original link is wf Assess It! Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. If I grade anything I usually take a close look at the answers from this station.

5 Write It! Station Directions It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station. -Read It! -Explore It! -Watch It! -Research It! Answer each of the task card questions on the lab sheet in complete sentences.

6 Compare convergent plate boundaries that have the same density to convergent plate boundaries with different densities. What causes the tectonic plates to move? KeslerScience.com, 2015 Describe what geological features are created at convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries. KeslerScience.com, 2015

7 Assess It! Station Directions It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station. -Read It! -Explore It! -Watch It! -Research It! Each member will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Assess It! section.

8 What geological feature can be created by a divergent boundary? A. Mountain chains B. Volcanoes C. Earthquakes D. Mid-ocean ridge, rift valleys What is the difference between convergent and divergent plate boundaries? A. Convergent collides together, divergent divides apart B. Convergent collides together, divergent slides by each other C. Convergent divides apart, divergent collides together D. Convergent divides apart, divergent slides by each other. Use the diagram to determine what geological feature would most likely occur. They are the same density. A. Mountain chains B. Volcanoes C. Earthquakes D. Mid-ocean ridge, rift valleys What geological feature can be created by a transform boundary? A. Mountain chains B. Volcanoes C. Earthquakes D. Mid-ocean ridge, rift valleys

9 Read It! Station Directions Each member of the group will read the passage and answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Read It! section. It is important to remember that the answers will come directly from the reading passage.

10 The Plate Boundaries There are 3 main types of plate boundaries on Earth. Each of them creates a unique geological feature. A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, lava spews from long fissures and geysers spurt superheated water. Frequent earthquakes strike along the rift. Beneath the rift, magma molten rock rises from the mantle. It oozes up into the gap and hardens into solid rock, forming new crust on the torn edges of the plates. Magma from the mantle solidifies into basalt, a dark, dense rock that underlies the ocean floor. Thus at divergent boundaries, oceanic crust, made of basalt, is created. When two plates come together it is known as a convergent boundary. The impact of the two colliding plates buckles the edge of one or both plates up into a rugged mountain range, and sometimes bends the other down into a deep seafloor trench. A chain of volcanoes often forms parallel to the boundary, to the mountain range, and to the trench. Powerful earthquakes shake a wide area on both sides of the boundary. If one of the colliding plates is topped with oceanic crust, it is forced down into the mantle where it begins to melt. Magma rises into and through the other plate, solidifying into new crust. Magma formed from melting plates solidifies into granite, a light colored, low-density rock that makes up the continents. Thus at convergent boundaries, continental crust, made of granite, is created, and oceanic crust is destroyed. Two plates sliding past each other forms a transform plate boundary. Natural or human-made structures that cross a transform boundary are offset split into pieces and carried in opposite directions. Rocks that line the boundary are pulverized as the plates grind along, creating a linear fault valley or undersea canyon. As the plates alternately jam and jump against each other, earthquakes rattle through a wide boundary zone. In contrast to convergent and divergent boundaries, no magma is formed. Thus, crust is cracked and broken at transform margins, but is not created or destroyed.

11 What are the 3 main types of tectonic plate boundaries? A. Convergent, Divergent, Transfer B. Convection, Divergent, Transform C. Convergent, Divergent, Transform D. Convection, Divergent, Transfer What would be the best title for this passage? A. How Plate Boundaries Impact Humans B. All About Earthquakes and Volcanoes C. How Mountains are Made D. 3 Main Types of Plate Tectonic Boundaries A. convection B. divergent C. convergent D. transform Which is the only plate boundary that doesn t involve magma? A. Earthquake B. Rift Valley C. Sea-floor trench D. Mid-ocean ridge A convergent boundary can form a mountain chain or a.

12 Watch It! Station Directions Each member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1 Complete the task cards in order. Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Watch It! section of the lab sheet.

13 YouTube G Drive Both URL s are case-sensitive 1. Click Play on the video. 2. Answer questions from cards #2-4 on your lab sheet. What causes the tectonic plates to move? YouTube How did the creator of this video explain why some plates are moving faster than others? What are the 3 main types of plate boundaries?

14 Research It! Station Directions Each member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1 Complete the task cards in order. Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Research It! section.

15 1. Go to 2. Click on Maps 3. Close the plate maps instruction window. 4. Toggle ON Boundaries, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes 1. What do you notice about the location of the plate boundaries, volcanoes, and Earthquakes? Answer the following questions on your lab sheet. 1. Click on Details at the top 2. Go through each of the animations and answer the questions on card #4 on your lab sheet. 1. What kind of plate boundaries create volcanoes? 2. What kind of plate boundary created the Himalayan mountains? 3. What two formations can a divergent plate boundary create? 4. What do transform boundaries create?

16 Explore It! Station Directions One member of the group will read the task cards in order. The group will be responsible for completing each of the tasks that are being read. Each member of the group will then write their conclusions down on the lab sheet in the Explore It! section.

17 1. The two towels represent two different tectonic plates. 2. Slide them towards each other. Write your observations about the plate boundary on your lab sheet. When two plates collide together this is called a convergent plate boundary. You should have noticed that both plates rose up to create mountains because the towels (plates) were the same density. The Himalayans mountains are a great example of a convergent plate boundary. 1. Find the sheet labeled divergent plate boundary. 2. Place the sheet between two tables so that only the edges of the paper are showing. See card #4 for an image. 3. Slowly pull the sides away from each other.

18 When two plates divide apart from each other this is called a divergent plate boundary. New magma (the paper) is coming up from the Earth and fills in the gap left by the dividing plates. When this happens on the ocean floor it creates sea-floor spreading or a Mid-ocean ridge. When it happens on a landmass a rift valley is created. 1. Use the paper plates halves and line them up as if they were a whole. 2. Slowly slide each of the paper plates in the direction indicated on each half. When two plates slide past each other this is called a transform plate boundary. Transform plate boundaries cause earthquakes to happen. One of the most famous transform boundaries in the world is the San Andreas fault on the western coast of the United States. The North American plate is sliding in the opposite direction of Pacific plate. 1. Use the colored socks and put one on each arm. 2. Using the diagram above, model an oceanic plate subducting under a continental plate.

19 When one convergent plate is more dense than the other a subduction zone forms. The denser plate will go underneath the less dense plate. This causes a lot of pressure to build up under the less dense plate and will often force magma to the surface of the crust. When this happens a volcano is formed. 1. On your lab sheet draw arrows for the movement of each type of plate boundary. a. Convergent b. Divergent c. Transform d. Subduction

20 Divergent Plate Boundary Newer Crust Older Crust Older Crust Newer Crust

21 Illustrate It! Station Directions Each member of the group will draw a quick sketch on the lab sheet the shows they understand the concept that is being taught. Use the colored pencils and markers that are provided. The directions for the sketch are provided on the task card at the table.

22 Illustrate It! Station Directions Sketch 4 images that prove you understand the following concepts: Convergent Boundary Divergent Boundary Subduction Zone Transform Boundary

23 Organize It! Station Directions It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station. -Read It! -Explore It! -Watch It! -Research It! Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Organize It! Section. Please mix up the cards again before the next group arrives at this station.

24 Use the diagram and key terms to create a labeled diagram of the different plate boundaries.

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26 Convergent Boundary Divergent Boundary Convection Currents Subduction Mid-Ocean Ridge Trench Area where Volcanoes Form Convergent Boundary Divergent Boundary Convection Currents Subduction Mid-Ocean Ridge Trench Area where Volcanoes Form

27 Plate Boundaries Explore It! Name Task Card #1: Task Card #10: Convergent Divergent Transform Subduction Write It! Task Card #1: Task Card #2: Task Card #3:

28 Plate Boundaries Name Illustrate It! Assess It! Read It! #1 #3 #2 #4 #1 #3 #2 #4 Research It! Task Card #2: 1. Task Card # Organize It!

29 Plate Boundaries Name Watch It! Task Card #2: Task Card #3: Task Card #4:

30 Plate Boundaries Answer Key Explore It! Task Card #1: Students should recognize that converging plates create mountains if they are the same density. Task Card #10: Convergent Divergent Transform Subduction Write It! Write It! Task Card #1: Convergent plate boundaries that have similar densities will be pushed upwards and create mountains. If the densities are different the plate that is most dense will subduct underneath the less dense plate and create volcanoes. Task Card #2: The plates move around the Earth due to convection currents in the mantle. As the magma flows the tectonic plates move slowly on top of it. Task Card #3: Convergent plate boundaries can create mountains or volcanoes depending on their densities. Divergent plate boundaries can create sea-floor spreading or rift valleys. Transform plate boundaries can create earthquakes.

31 Plate Boundaries Answer Key Illustrate It! Student answers will vary, but you want to be sure they have the arrows correctly labeled. I also look for the geological feature that each of the boundaries can create. Assess It! Read It! #1 D #3 A #2 A #4 C #1 C #3 D #2 D #4 C Research It! Task Card #2: 1. They are all in the same area 1. Convergent 2. Convergent (con to con) 3. Sea floor spreading and rift valleys 4. Earthquakes Organize It! Diagram of answers found in last page of this document

32 Plate Boundaries Answer Key Watch It! Task Card #2: The tectonic plates move because of the convection currents happening within the mantle. The warm magma rises and the cooler rock falls within the mantle. Task Card #3: A tectonic plate can move faster depending on how much of the plate is being subducted into the ground. The author of this video suggested it was like letting a chain fall off the side of a table. It gets faster as more of the chain is being pulled by gravity. Task Card #4: The 3 main types of plate boundaries are convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.

33 Divergent Boundary Trench Convergent Boundary Mid-Ocean Ridge Area where Volcanoes Form Convection Currents Subduction