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Plate Tectonics Unit Plan

Download this plate tectonics unit plan and teacher’s guide for free! This unit plan covers continental drift, theory of plate tectonics, and more, and includes everything you need to teach a complete plate tectonics unit.

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Plate Tectonics Unit

Plate Tectonics Unit

In this fun plate tectonics unit, students will investigate and apply knowledge of continental drift and plate tectonics. They will learn how and why tectonic plates move, interact, and ultimately shape our planet.

 

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Plate Tectonics Unit Plan
Plate Tectonics Unit

Plate Tectonics Unit

In this fun plate tectonics unit, students will investigate and apply knowledge of continental drift and plate tectonics. They will learn how and why tectonic plates move, interact, and ultimately shape our planet.

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Want your plate tectonics lesson plans done for you? Download this plate tectonics unit plan and teacher’s guide for FREE! This unit plan covers continental drift, theory of plate tectonics, and more, and includes everything you need to teach a complete plate tectonics unit for grades 8-12!

This unit plan follows the 5E instructional method: engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, and evaluation, and facilitates student-led learning with minimal prep time. This plate tectonics unit includes a detailed unit plan with NGSS standards, vocabulary, objectives, essential questions, pacing, and more, pre-made unit plan, lesson planning templates, and more!

 

PLATE TECTONICS UNIT PLAN INCLUDES:

  • Unit Overview, Big Idea, and NGSS Standards
  • Enduring Understandings, Essential Questions, and Objectives
  • Unit Vocabulary
  • Pacing Guide
  • Resources Overview with Links
  • Pre-Made Unit Plan
  • Unit Plan Template
  • Daily Lesson Plan Template
  • Editable Unit Plan

 

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PLATE TECTONICS UNIT TOPICS

  • Alfred Wegener
  • Pangaea
  • Continental Drift
  • Evidence for Continental Drift
  • Seafloor Spreading
  • Evidence for Seafloor Spreading
  • Mid-Ocean Ridges
  • Deep Ocean Trenches
  • Convection Currents
  • Types of Crust
  • Subduction
  • Tectonic Plates
  • Plate Boundaries
  • Features that Occur at Plate Boundaries
  • Hot Spots
  • Ring of Fire

 

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