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Tectonic Plates - Senior Earth and Space lesson

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Lesson overview slide listing Earth's layers, plate theory, primary and secondary plates, drift, and boundaries
Opening slide outlining the lesson topics
Earth's layers lesson slide describing the crust, mantle, and core, with depths, composition, and a diagram
Slide 2: Earth's layers
Plate tectonic theory slide explaining the lithosphere and identifying major, secondary, and microplates
Slide 3: Introduction to plate tectonic theory
Primary plates lesson slide listing seven plates, including North American and Pacific, with a labeled map
Slide 4: Seven primary plates
Secondary plates lesson slide listing Arabian, Caribbean, Cocos, Juan de Fuca, and three more beside a map
Slide 5: Secondary plate names and locations
Lesson slide introducing continental drift as an idea that preceded the theory of separate tectonic plates
Slide 6: Ideas before plate tectonic theory
Continental drift lesson slide introducing Alfred Wegener, his 1915 theory, Pangea, and his book on continents
Slide 7: Wegener's continental drift theory
Continental drift evidence slide listing continent shapes, similar fossils and mountains, and ancient ice sheets
Slide 8: Four lines of evidence for continental drift
Continent shape evidence slide showing a labeled Pangaea map and explaining how Africa fits into the Americas
Slide 9: Continental fit shown on a Pangaea map
Plate movement lesson slide comparing continent maps from 225, 150, and 100 million years ago with today
Slide 10: Continental positions across four time periods
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Tectonic Plates - Senior High School Earth and Space Lesson

Your lesson covers tectonic plates on Earth. In order, the lesson teaches about; Earth’s Layers, the Plate Tectonic Theory, Earth’s Primary and Secondary Plates, Continental Drift, the Changing Earth, Plate Boundaries, and the different types of boundaries - Divergent, Convergent, & Transform Boundary.

Your lesson includes the teacher and student version of the presentation, FIVE embedded videos, an auto-graded exit ticket, and a student lesson handout so the students can record the notes on a more condensed medium.

This lesson is designed to be your go-to resource, whether you're in a traditional classroom or a virtual one. With both a teacher version and a student version, it seamlessly fits into your lesson plans, making learning engaging and adaptable.

Assessment made easy

We've included an auto-graded Exit Ticket and a quiz with an answer key because I know you don't have an excess of time. I know you don't, because I don't and I know I'll do whatever I can to reduce my grading time.

Whether you use PowerPoint or Google Slides, prefer Word or Google Docs, this lesson has you covered. This lesson comes in both Office and Google formats for your convenience.

The student version of the presentation has strategically placed blanks for them to fill in as you're teaching. It keeps them active and engaged, encourages discussion, and leaves more time for those "aha" moments.

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