Earthquake and Volcano demonstrations
Science 7 Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze the dynamics of tectonic plate movement and landmass formation
- Explain how the Earth’s surface changes over time
Reflection: This project is for the students.
Earthquakes and volcanoes. Just the idea excites students into action. I remember doing these lessons, when I was my students age. Then, we learned about plate tectonics only through textbooks and movies. Never did we actually experiment, build or demonstrate. Instead we read and observed. Too bad.
There are lessons in fundamentals of plate movements, but only as set-up for this higher-order learning. Students need a grounding in their knowledge, but the real learning and enjoyment comes from experimenting at home, figuring out what to say to the rest of the class, and building and blowing things up.
- Analyze the dynamics of tectonic plate movement and landmass formation
- Explain how the Earth’s surface changes over time
Reflection: This project is for the students.
Earthquakes and volcanoes. Just the idea excites students into action. I remember doing these lessons, when I was my students age. Then, we learned about plate tectonics only through textbooks and movies. Never did we actually experiment, build or demonstrate. Instead we read and observed. Too bad.
There are lessons in fundamentals of plate movements, but only as set-up for this higher-order learning. Students need a grounding in their knowledge, but the real learning and enjoyment comes from experimenting at home, figuring out what to say to the rest of the class, and building and blowing things up.
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