Land Formation

Objectives

• Show knowledge and understanding of different landforms
• Show knowledge and understanding of how land forms are shaped by constructive and destructive forces

Theory Presentations/Assessment - Land Formation

• Introduction
• Landforms - Plains
• Landforms - Deserts
• Landforms - Plateaus
• Landforms - Continental Divides
• Landforms - Mountains
• Constructive and Destructive Forces
• Constructive Forces - Crustal Deformation
• Constructive Forces - Volcanoes
• Constructive Forces - Earthquakes
• Constructive Forces - Deposition
• Destructive Forces - Weathering
• Destructive Forces - Erosion
• Destructive Forces - Glacial Action
• Destructive Forces - Occasional Events
• Summary

Activity - Continental Drift

• Students use an interactive application to explore the theory of how these plates have moved. They see how the continents have changed and developed over time. Students also use an interactive application to explore how the Earth might have looked millions of years ago.