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2 Objective Students will be able to explore and explain the theory of Continental Drift. Students will be able to list evidence that the super continent once existed. Students will recreate a model of Pangaea showing how the continents were once connected. Students will explore the types of boundaries and the landforms that they create

3 Try it out! Take the following picture and cut it into random pieces. Be sure not to make the pieces too small. They should be at least one inch by one inch. Repeat the above procedure using a blank sheet of paper. Trade with another group and put the pieces of each puzzle together again. Answer the following questions. 1. Which puzzle was easier to put together? Why do you think this is? 2. What clues did you use to put the puzzles back together? 3. Observe the picture of the Earth s continents. What do you notice about the continents? 4. Explain your observations.

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7 Alfred Wegener and his theory of Continental Drift Pangaea Continental Drift Alfred Wegener See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The passion and curiosity Alfred Wegener was a little boy with a passion and curiosity for science. He loved to explore and often pretended to be an explorer as he hiked around in the woods. His passion continued to grow as he grew older, which eventually led him to study astronomy in college. Wegener s interests grew from astronomy to meteorology, then from meteorology to climatology. Then Wegener began to study continents. This was when he took notice that the eastern coast of South America seemed to fit with the northwestern coast of Africa. This piqued Wegener s curiosity so much so that in a letter to his wife he wrote, "Doesn't the east coast of South America fit exactly against the west coast of Africa, as if they had once been joined? This is an idea I ll have to pursue! So he did. Pangaea and Continental Drift Wegener discovered documents that showed fossil records of the same species of plants and animals located on both continents that appeared to fit together like puzzle pieces. So Wegener made the claim that all the continents were once joined together. This giant landmass was called, Pangaea. More evidence came later as Wegener continued to study the idea of Pangaea. But most scientists rejected his theory that would later be called, Continental Drift. They felt the evidence was too weak and Wegener couldn t quite explain what made the continents separate. Other evidence for Pangaea included rock structures and layers including mountains. The Appalachian Mountains on the eastern coast of

8 Alfred Wegener and his theory of Continental Drift Pangaea Continental Drift Alfred Wegener the United States matches up perfectly with the mountains in Scotland. Fossils from plants and animals adapted for tropical weather were found in colder areas near the poles. Glacial scars and deposits left from large moving glaciers have been found in warmer areas. Wegener would never live to see the acceptance of his proposed theory. It wouldn t come until later through the assistance of another scientist by the name of Harry Hess who discovered mid ocean ridges and sea-floor spreading. Imagine that you just interviewed Alfred Wegener about his new theory for an article you are writing. Now write that article and make him famous! (write this out on a separate sheet of paper!) True or False Wegener s theory of continental drift was popular among scientists Wegener knew why the continents moved away from one another Define the following Pangaea: Continental Drift: Circle the correct word as you read the paragraph! Alfred Wegener was very curious/upset about learning science as a little boy. This led him to study it in college. While spending time in South America he notice that it looked like it would connect with the continent of Australia/Africa. Another piece of evidence Wegener discovered was that fossils/pictures of the same species was found on different continents separated by thousands of miles of ocean. Wegener called this giant land mass Pancreas/Pangaea. Because the evidence was considered weak by scientists, Wegener s theory of Plate Tectonics/Continental Drift was not widely accepted.

9 Become the Scientist! Just like Alfred Wegener made observations and came to the conclusion that he believed the continents were once together, you will observe the evidence and the shapes of the continents and try to match them up. Answer the following after creating Pangaea 1. Why don t the continents match up perfectly? Explain what might have happened. 2. Suppose the continents were not together in one giant land mass. Come up with your own theory as to why a certain species were found on separate continents. 3. Predict what you think might happen in another few million years. Illustrate it! 4. This puzzle is a model of Pangaea. All models have limitations. Describe some limitations to this model.

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11 Harry Hess and Sea Floor Spreading Harry Hess Crust Subduction Sea-floor spreading Mantle Mid ocean ridge Harry Hess was a geologist and Navy submarine commander. He was put in charge of mapping the ocean floor. He realized that the Earth s crust was made up of plates, or broken sections of crust. As he continued to study and map the ocean floor he discovered mountainous terrain about halfway between continents in the Atlantic Ocean. This would later become known as a mid ocean ridge. It was thought that magma oozed out of the ridge causing the magma to cool and harden into new ocean floor. As this happened, the plates were separating slowly in opposite directions. Hess realized that the age of the rocky ocean floor was older the further away you moved from the ridge. This meant that the ocean floor would eventually have to be destroyed. As the heavier oceanic crust collided with the lighter continental crust, the oceanic crust sunk below into the mantle. This process is called subduction. Harry Hess discovery of the ocean floor moving apart was called Sea Floor Spreading. With his contributions, Alfred Wegener s idea of Continental Drift didn t seem too crazy. The question still remained, however, as to what exactly was causing the Earth s plates to move around. Public Domain

12 Harry Hess and Sea Floor Spreading Harry Hess Crust Subduction Sea-floor spreading Mantle Mid ocean ridge Fill in the important information for each topic after reading the article! Write a summary using the vocabulary terms. Topic Important Info What do you think is the driving force that causes the Earth s plates to move? Explain.

13 Instructions for making the sea floor spreading activity 1. Cut along the line for each slot 2. Cut out patterned paper 3. Lay the two strips together so that they are facing one another (patterns matching up) and tape the ends that say tape. It will make a V shape when finished 4. Slide the open ends up into the middle slot 5. Follow the instructions on the Investigate it page Cut the slots Tape the two ends together so that they fold upwards into a V Tape here

14 Examples of Sea floor spreading activity

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16 Tape these two ends together!

17 Investigate it! Sea floor spreading Questions: 1. Observe the paper coming up from the middle. What does this represent? 2. What does the moving paper represent? 3. Observe the paper sinking back into the slots on the ends. What does this represent? 4. Where are the younger rocks located? How are they created? On your sea floor spreading activity page, do the following: 5. What happens to the older rocks? Label the end slots as Trench Label the middle slot as mid ocean ridge

18 What s happening inside the Earth The layers The Earth is made up of layers. The inner most layer is the hottest and called the core. The next layer is the thickest layer called the mantle. And the thin outer layer that we live on is called the crust. The crust is a lot like a cracked egg shell as it is broken into sections called plates. These plates move around, not the continents, like Alfred Wegener originally thought. So what is making the plates slowly move around? Convection Currents Have you ever seen a lava lamp? The stuff inside heats up because of the heat from the light and rises. Once it cools down slightly, it sinks back to the bottom. This cycle occurs over and over again. The same thing is happening inside the Earth, more specifically, in the mantle. The magma near the core heats up and becomes less dense than the magma near the crust. It rises and presses against the plates causing them to move around. Then the magma cools down somewhat becoming more dense and sinks back down near the core. This slow cycle is called convection currents. Boundaries When the Earth s plates move around they can move in one of three ways. They can move towards each other, which is called a convergent boundary. They can move away from one another, divergent boundary. Or they can slide past one another. We call this a transform boundary. Convergent boundary Divergent Boundary Transform Boundary

19 Boundaries and Landforms Convergent Convergent Boundaries Folded mountains Convergent boundaries collide or crash into one another. There are actually two types of convergent boundaries because there are two types of plates on the Earth. One type is continental which is less dense because it is made up of granite rock. The other is the more dense, or heavier, oceanic plate. This plate is made up of basalt which is a lot heavier than granite. When two continental plates collide into one another they simple fold upwards and create folded mountains. An example of these would be the Appalachian Mountains. This is because the two plates have the same density. When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, the heavier oceanic plate sinks below the continental plate. Remember, this process of sinking is called subduction. When the oceanic plate sub-ducts a deep trench is formed and volcanic mountains are created as the continental plate crashes upwards. The reason they are volcanic mountains is because the oceanic crust forced downward melts into the existing magma. And much like having a glass full of water and placing ice in it, the water will spill over the top. The newly created magma forces the existing magma upwards. So now we have volcanic mountains! Jon Sullivan Volcanic mountains Meehan J, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

20 Boundaries and Landforms Divergent and Transform Divergent Boundaries Along the ocean floors, two oceanic plates divide, or separate, and this is called a divergent boundary. When this happens magma rises from below, cools, and hardens because of the cold ocean water. As this occurs new ocean floor is being formed. The age of these rocks is significantly younger than those further away. The landforms created are called mid ocean ridges or underwater mountains. There is a large chain of mid ocean ridges of the Atlantic ocean that we call the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Mid-Atlantic Ridge Transform Boundaries Robert E. Wallace, USGS The place where two plates meet is called a fault line. Sometimes where two plates meet up a lot of stress builds up. Once this stress is released the plates slide past one another causing a lot of shaking and movement, or earthquake. This is a transform boundary. One example of a fault is the San Andreas fault line in California. This is why California experiences so many earthquakes. Copyright: public domain. US Geological Survey image

21 Directions for the graphic organizer and diagram Graphic organizer There are two graphic organizers based on the readings and material that the students have learned so far. One contains a word bank for assistance. The second one does not. The second one can be used for your higher performing students. Diagram There are two diagrams provided. One contains questions about different landforms and processes happening. The other can be used for your higher performing students as it asks them to write and explain as much as they can remember. Another option is to give them the blank one first to see what they can recall. Then give them the diagram with the specific questions.

22 Complete the graphic organizer from the readings Types of Boundaries Word Bank Divergent Boundary Trench Transform Boundary Folded Mid ocean ridge Mountains Volcanic Mts Convergent Boundary Name Direction they move Continental- Continental 2 Types Oceanic- Continental Landforms created Landforms created San Andreas Fault line Landforms created

23 Complete the graphic organizer from the readings Types of Boundaries Name Direction they move Continental- Continental 2 Types Oceanic- Continental Landforms created Landforms created San Andreas Fault line Landforms created

24 2. What type of landform is this? 1. What type of landform is this? 3. What type of landform is this? 6. What is the process called where new ocean floor is being made? 4. What is this sinking process called? 5. What is this rising and sinking process called that causes the plates to move?

25 Label and describe as many things as you can based on what you learned.

26 Vocabulary 1. The force inside the mantle that causes the Earth s plates to move 2. The process where the more dense oceanic plate sinks below the continental plate 3. Plates that divide or separate 4. The man who discovered sea floor spreading 5. The broken sections of the Earth s crust 6. This boundary creates earthquakes and fault lines 7. When plates come together or collide 8. This plate is less dense and made of granite rock 9. This is where all the continents were once connected together 10. This section of the Earth is where convection currents exist A. Convergent B. Mantle C. Convection Currents D. Subduction E. Transform F. Pangaea G. Plates H. Divergent I. Harry Hess J. Continental

27 Answer Key For possible answers given Teachers: Provided are the answer keys that give possible answers. Answers will vary by student!

28 Alfred Wegener and his theory of Continental Drift Pangaea Continental Drift Alfred Wegener the United States matches up perfectly with the mountains in Scotland. Fossils from plants and animals adapted for tropical weather were found in colder areas near the poles. Glacial scars and deposits left from large moving glaciers have been found in warmer areas. Wegener would never live to see the acceptance of his proposed theory. It wouldn t come until later through the assistance of another scientist by the name of Harry Hess who discovered mid ocean ridges and sea-floor spreading. Imagine that you just interviewed Alfred Wegener about his new theory for an article you are writing. Now write that article and make him famous! (write this out on a separate sheet of paper!) True or False Wegener s theory of continental drift was popular among scientists _False_ Wegener knew why the continents moved away from one another False Define the following Pangaea: the super landmass where all continents were once all together Continental Drift: the idea that the continents drifted away from one another Circle the correct word as you read the paragraph! Alfred Wegener was very curious/upset about learning science as a little boy. This led him to study it in college. While spending time in South America he notice that it looked like it would connect with the continent of Australia/Africa. Another piece of evidence Wegener discovered was that fossils/pictures of the same species was found on different continents separated by thousands of miles of ocean. Wegener called this giant land mass Pancreas/Pangaea. Because the evidence was considered weak by scientists, Wegener s theory of Plate Tectonics/Continental Drift was not widely accepted. Responses will vary

29 Become the Scientist! Just like Alfred Wegener made observations and came to the conclusion that he believed the continents were once together, you will observe the evidence and the shapes of the continents and try to match them up. Answer the following after creating Pangaea 1. Why don t the continents match up perfectly? Explain what might have happened. The continents do not match up perfectly because weathering and erosion has caused the coastlines to change over time. 2. Suppose the continents were not together in one giant land mass. Come up with your own theory as to why a certain species were found on separate continents. There may have been natural land bridges at one time. The amount of water on earth could have differed. Adaptations, etc. 3. Predict what you think might happen in another few million years. Illustrate it! I think the coastlines will continue to weather and erode and change its shape.

30 Investigate it! Sea floor spreading Questions: 1. Observe the paper coming up from the middle. What does this represent? The middle represents the mid ocean ridge where magma flows up and out 2. What does the moving paper represent? The moving paper represents the ocean floor or rocks that are moving away from the ridge 3. Observe the paper sinking back into the slots on the ends. What does this represent? This represents the older rock being pushed back down at the trench 4. Where are the younger rocks located? How are they created? The younger rocks are located at the middle where the mid ocean ridge is. They are created by the oozing magma that cools and hardens 5. What happens to the older rocks? The older rocks are recycled back into magma as they sink back below the continental crust

31 Complete the graphic organizer from the readings Types of Boundaries Word Bank Divergent Boundary Trench Transform Boundary Folded Mid ocean ridge Mountains Volcanic Mts Convergent Boundary Name Direction they move Continental- Continental 2 Types Oceanic- Continental Landforms created Landforms created San Andreas Fault line Landforms created

32 Answers: 1. Mid ocean ridge 2. Volcanic Mountain 3. Trench 4. Subduction 5. Convection Currents 6. Sea floor spreading 2. What type of landform is this? 1. What type of landform is this? 3. What type of landform is this? 6. What is the process called where new ocean floor is being made? 4. What is this sinking process called? 5. What is this rising and sinking process called that causes the plates to move?

33 Vocabulary Answer Key: 1. C 2. D 3. H 4. I 5. G 6. E 7. A 8. J 9. F 10. B 1. The force inside the mantle that causes the Earth s plates to move A. Convergent 2. The process where the more dense oceanic plate sinks below the continental plate 3. Plates that divide or separate 4. The man who discovered sea floor spreading 5. The broken sections of the Earth s crust 6. This boundary creates earthquakes and fault lines 7. When plates come together or collide 8. This plate is less dense and made of granite rock 9. This is where all the continents were once connected together 10. This section of the Earth is where convection currents exist B. Mantle C. Convection Currents D. Subduction E. Transform F. Pangaea G. Plates H. Divergent I. Harry Hess J. Continental

34 Thank you and credits! Folded mountains picture in public domain by Jon Sullivan Volcano picture in public domain Meehan J, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mid Atlantic Ridge October JamesDay Copyright: public domain. US Geological Survey image San Andreas Fault Line Original author: Robert E. Wallace, USGS

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