Introduction to plate movement

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Leerroute 2

Introduction lesson

Welcome to the first lesson of this curriculum!

In this lesson, we are going to look at what we are going to do in the up comming few weeks. How we are going to do this, what do you already know, and we'll give you some information about the earth and its insides.

Good luck!

Learning goals

At the end of this curriculum you can:

• Describe past events

• Answer questions about yourselves and describe your immediate surroundings

• Give and receive instructions

• Describe the basic tectonic process

Face to screen

Today's lesson will be divided into three parts.

1. Course information.

2. pre-knowledge

3. Theory

Pre-knowledge 

Watch the video 

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Layers of Earth

Continents

Tectonic boundary

Can you name some of the landmarks that you saw in the video?

Is this how these landmarks were created?

Yes, definitely

No, of course not

Course information

This course will consist of 4 sections

1. Plate tectonics - 2. Earthquakes - 3. Mountains - 4. Volcanos

There will be 18 lessons in total.

At the end of the semester, there will be two types of assessments.

1. Final assignment: Wordpress portfolio - 2. Test

For more information on the assessments, you can click on  

'How you'll be tested'. in google classroom.

Click around in google classroom site to see if you can work out the structure of the course and if you can find everything. Do you have any questions? You can ask your questions or give remarks in google classroom.

Mindmap

It's time to see what you already know about plate tectonics.

Use the following URL to make a mind map. Write down all the keywords and everything you already know about plate tectonics.

https://www.mindmeister.com/nl

Done?

Open de following link and create your own WordPress account.

Link: https://wordpress.com/create

The mind map you just made will be the first thing you add to your WordPress.

Well done, you have now started on your final assessment!

Theory

Read the following article. Layers of the Earth

Now write down the three layers of the earth and their most important feature.

You will need this for your next lesson.

Read the text 

 

What are the four layers of the earth?

1. inner core, lava, rock
2. inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
3. inner core, upper mantle, crust
4. What?! There aren't four layers, there is only one.

This was the first lesson. 

The next lesson is:
 The theory of plate movement.

Have fun!