Continental Drift

Do Now:
Define the three types of heat transfer.

Today in class we:
Reviewed heat transfer and convection currents
Began discussion of Alfred Wegner and his theory of continental drift
Worked on Continental Drift activity of the continents of Gondwanaland

Homework due Thursday/Friday
Read section 3 and answer questions at the end of the Continental Drift section

Plate Tectonic Test

Today in class we took the Plate Tectonic Test

Note:
Friday we will be viewing the movie "THE CORE", students are invited to bring in snacks to share with the class during this period.

Plate Tectonics

Today in class we discussed:

Convergent and transform plate boundaries
Reviewed for test
Worked on plate tectonic map

Homework:
Study for test on Wednesday

Seafloor Spreading

Today in class we:
Reviewed seafloor spreading homework
Took mini-quiz on continental drift
Finished Do the Pieces Fit? Activity
Discussed the evidence used to support the ideas of seafloor spreading

Homework due Monday
Magnetic stripes worksheet

Seafloor Spreading

Do Now:
Define continental drift
Describe 3 forms of evidence used to support the theory of continental drift

Today in class we:
Reviewed homework and ideas of continental drift
Discussed the topography of the ocean floor: continental shelf, abyssal plain, ocean ridges, rifts
Discussed technology that lead to idea of seafloor spreading
Identified the theory of seafloor spreading

Homework due Thursday:
- Do the Pieces Fit? activity
- Seafloor spreading worksheet
- Study for mini quiz on Thursday: will cover heat transfer, continental drift, and ocean floor topography

Alfred Wegner's Continental Drift

Today in class we:
Discussed scientist Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift and the evidence used for the theory such as: congruent landforms, fossils, and climate.

We worked in small groups on continental drift activity

Homework:
The Curious Case of the Mesosaurus worksheet