Plate Boundary Presentations

Click on the link below that corresponds to your plate group.  This document is your visual for the presentation you will give to the class regarding plate boundaries.  If you want to change the presentation at all, have 1 person in your group make a copy to edit.

Australian Plate
African Plate
North American Plate
Pacific Plate

Here are the requirements for the group presentation.  Your group must:

1. Provide a key for classmates to complete a world map highlighting convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.    (use: red for divergent, blue for convergent, and green for transform)
2. Provide evidence from the maps to support your boundary choice.  What observations from each map (seismology, volcanology, geography, geochronology)  shows why the boundary you chose is correct.
3. Describe the motion at that boundary and connect what the data is showing with the type you chose. Why does your data support your choice of boundary type?

Plate Motion Diagram

Click on the link below, make a copy in your name, and complete the task described on the document.

Plate Motion Diagram

Plate Boundary Activity

Now that you are in your Plate groups, identify all the boundaries surrounding your plate.  In other words, how is your plate interacting with all the plates surrounding it?  Keep your notes organized with this table linked below.

Plate Boundary Observations

Plate Boundary Specialist Observations

Greetings Volcanologists, Seismologists, Geochronographers, and Geographers.

Look at your map and make observations about the trends you see.  For example, are all volcanoes spread evenly across the world?  What types of patterns do they form?

Come up with 3 types of plate boundaries (unnamed) and record the patterns your data suggests in the outline below.  You will need to make a copy and save this document to your drive.

Plate Type Outline

Connect Plate boundaries to landforms

Add to your google drawing of the three types of plate boundaries.

1) Include a definition of how the plates interact at each boundary including:
     * Divergent
     * Transform
     * Convergent subduction
      * Convergent uplift

2) Connect landforms (with a definition) to each boundary including:  
     * Mid-Ocean Ridge
     * Deep Ocean Trench
     * Mountains

3) Connect causes of plate motion (with an explanation) to each boundary such as:
     * Ridge Push
     * Slab pull
     * Mantle convection

Types of Plate boundaries

For tonight's homework, use google draw to create images of the three main types of plate boundaries: Convergent, Divergent, and Transform.

When finished, be sure to share with me by clicking the blue share button and inviting me at the following email address:   megantalarico@aspencountryday.net

Plate Tectonics

Tonight for homework, please participate in my blendspace.  The link below will take you there, remember to comment on each slide.  (if you have not signed in to blendspace you can do so with your school email)

Enjoy!
Introduction to Plate Tectonics

Homework 9.18.2013

Read up to the section "What causes tectonic plates to move."  Complete all the active reading questions throughout and keep an ongoing vocabulary list with definitions as you read.

Earth Layers Blendspace Hmwk

Greetings 6th Grade scientists.  Your homework tonight is to click on the link below.  Each slide will ask you a question.  Please post a comment on each slide by clicking on the blue thought bubble at the right.

*in order to comment you will need to sign in with your school google account

Earth Layers Blendspace

Earth Layers

Welcome to the world of CHROMEBOOKS!!  I hope you enjoy this activity below.  Remember, it is not for credit, just a fun use of your new computers.

Earth Layers Questionnaire


After completing the questionnaire, visit the blendspace below and explore earth science related videos.

Introduction to Blendspace

Welcome Parents!

Greetings Parents,
Thank you for taking the time to visit our class blog.  Below is a link to the 6th Grade Science Year at a Glance.  You may want to bookmark this blog to check in on homework assignments provided digitally or links to online resources.  It is a real pleasure to have your students in my class!

Earth Science Overview

Earth Layers assignment

Create a poster modeling the layers of Earth. Be sure to include:
- a diagram
- at least 4 layers
- at least 3 characteristics for each layer

Layers of the Earth

Greetings 6th Grade Scientists!  Please watch the following video and take notes.  Your notes should include 2 characteristics for each Earth layer.

Earth Layers Rap