This continental drift reading includes both print and Google Slides options to assign!
In this activity, students will:
- READ a 2-page text passage about continental drift, seafloor spreading, and the evidence of each
- ANSWER 10 text-dependent questions using information directly from the text. No prior knowledge is required.
Topics Covered:
- What is continental drift?
- Evidence of continental drift
- What is seafloor spreading?
- Evidence of seafloor spreading
Teacher Notes:
- Save time and copies! Make just one class set of the article and reuse them class-to-class! Students only write on their answer sheet.
- Includes an answer key.
- Related NGSS Standards: MS-ESS2-1 and MS-ESS2-2
- Please note: This continental drift reading is NOT editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-ESS2-1: Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
- NGSS MS-ESS2-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
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