Objectives
Students will:
- Explain the relationship of plate tectonics to the formation of mountains.
- Understand how fault-block and folded mountains are formed.
- Understand how ocean ridges are formed and how they move in relation to ocean trenches.
Skills Needed
Students must be able to:
- Understand the theory of plate tectonics.
- Understand the three basic types of plate boundaries: transform, convergent, and divergent.
- Knowledge of the composition and characteristics of Earth's mantle and crust.
Materials Needed
Students will need:
- 2 pancakes or layers of modeling clay
- blank map of the United States
- colored markers
