Earth Science: Plate Movements & Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Mountain-Making
Here’s our hands-on studies of tectonic plate movements, 2nd grade style.
We used:
a tray with a thin layer of chilled jello (jelly)
graham crackers for the earth’s crustal plates
colored icing (green-continents and blue-oceans)
You can see LD putting the continent and ocean onto his plate (ie. graham cracker). |
Next, we pushed the plates together and showed how at times the magma is forced up between the plates… ie forming volcanoes. We looked at a map that shows the Pacific Ring of Fire (the ring of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean region). Here’s an example of the Ring of Fire. |
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Way cool!
Way cool!
HOW COOL!!!!!!!!!!
HOW COOL!!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic ideas, I just love your blog! Karen
Fantastic ideas, I just love your blog! Karen
Such a great way to learn about the shifting of the earth's surface.Kathi Still trying to figure out science for my 3rd grader.
Such a great way to learn about the shifting of the earth's surface.Kathi Still trying to figure out science for my 3rd grader.
Way cool! Wonderful works!! Kerri
Way cool! Wonderful works!! Kerri
Thanks so much for your comment on my blog. It's very nice to "meet" you, and I'm following your blog now! Your children are studying some of the same things mine have. I love these earth science activities you did. My oldest studied Earth Science last year, and I wish we had done what you did. He would have loved it!
Thanks so much for your comment on my blog. It's very nice to "meet" you, and I'm following your blog now! Your children are studying some of the same things mine have. I love these earth science activities you did. My oldest studied Earth Science last year, and I wish we had done what you did. He would have loved it!