Continental Drift Reading with Seafloor Spreading

This continental drift reading includes both print and Google Slides options to assign!

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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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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10 NGSS Standards: MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2