Plate Motion

Objectives

• Show knowledge and understanding of the composition of the Earth
• Show knowledge and understanding that the lithospheric plates move in response to movement in the mantle
• Show knowledge and understanding of the different types of boundaries between lithospheric plates
• Show knowledge and understanding of the geological events that can occur at plate boundaries, and the geolocial formations created as a result

Theory Presentations/Assessment - Plate Motion

• Introduction
• Continental Drift
• Composition of the Earth
• Lithospheric Plates
• What Causes Plate Motion?
• Plate Boundaries
• Convergent Boundaries
• Divergent Boundaries
• Sliding Boundaries
• Summary

Activity - Plate Motion in Iceland

• Students use an interactive application to find out about the effects of plate motion in Iceland, and consider how plate motion might affect Iceland in the future.