Looking for a more RIGOROUS continental drift and seafloor spreading CER activity? Spark some critical thinking with a DATA ANALYSIS and CER task cards activity!
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Includes both paper-based and digital Google Slides options to assign.
HOW IT WORKS: Students visit 10 NO PREP stations. At each, students will:
- READ a brief passage on each station card. The station card discusses a topic related to continental drift and seafloor spreading, especially the evidence supporting these ideas. Each station card also includes a DATA TABLE, GRAPH, MAP, or DIAGRAM related to the information.
- Answer the given question to make a CLAIM based on EVIDENCE. Students use the information in the brief text and the data table to make their claim. Students do not have to make a claim “out of nowhere.” They are asked a pointed question that they answer in the CER format.
10 NO PREP Stations Cover the Following Topics:
- Seafloor spreading rates
- Climate evidence of continental drift (coal deposits)
- Plate movement speed changes
- Ocean floor age pattern
- Ocean basin widening predictions
- Glacial evidence of continental drift
- Magnetic stripe patterns of the ocean floor
- Mountain range connections
- Pangaea breakup timeline
- Fossil distribution evidence
Related Standards:
- MS-ESS2-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
- MS-ESS2-3: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Teacher Notes:
- Includes an answer key.
- Please note that this continental drift and seafloor spreading CER activity is not editable.
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