Plate Tectonics

Grade 6Science45 min

aligned to Earth Science For Middle School

Learning Objective

I can describe the different types of plate boundaries and the landforms associated with them.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

What Is Pangaea & Plate Tectonic? | CONTINENTAL DRIFT | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz

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Practice

14 min

6 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Describe what happens when two tectonic plates meet at a convergent boundary and name a landform that can result from this type of boundary. Describe what happens when two tectonic plates move apart at a divergent boundary and name a geological feature that can result from this type of boundary.

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