Simulation

Simulation

Procedures for Using the Simulation

Introductory Activity

Developing a Definition/Freewrite

Citing Electronic Sources MLA Style

Research Summaries

Pre-Interview Conference Sheet

Post-Interview Conference Sheet

Student Worksheet to Write the Debate / Discussion Position Notes

Final Evaluation of Antarctica: 90 Degrees South

Fact-Finding Teams

Collaboration

Fact-Finding Team
Plate Tectonics

The mission of your group is to

1. Find the answers to the questions listed below.You may use books, periodical resources, the Internet or the Antarctica: 90 Degrees South video titled Antarctica Under Construction about the geology of the continent.

2. Make a presentation of your findings to the class. You may use whatever media you choose for your presentation. Think about how YOU learn best.

3. Make a handout of the important findings of your group to distribute to the rest of the class.Be sure to cite your sources.

Questions -- Plate Tectonics

• Did plates crash together or drift apart when the Antarctic continent was formed?

• How has the movement of the continents affected the formation of permanent ice in Antarctica?

• Construct a timeline for the formation of the Antarctic continent from Pangea (the whole land mass).

• What is Gondwanaland? Can you find it on a map today?

Resources

Plate Tectonics
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/downey/project/platectonics.html

Mt. Erebus, Antarctica
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/erebus/erebus.html

Understanding Antarctica Geology
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/coldscience/ageology.htm

Resources
http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815_f99/esund_dguenther/link.html