Edible Tectonics
Today's topic was plate tectonics. We looked at and discussed the various plate boundaries found on Earth. We also looked at and discuss a website that showed the plate boundaries and the various movement involved with each.
We then demonstrated the types of plate boundaries with graham crackers and icing. The students first created their own "World of Plates" with the graham crackers. They placed the plates on the icing which represented the mantle of the Earth. The student groups then moved around to each world and created a plate boundary type. The groups were required to make one of each type as they moved from world to world. When the students returned to their world they had to try and figure out which plate boundaries were created and in which order it all happened.
Next up is volcanoes......
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