Continental Drift Reading with Seafloor Spreading

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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