Tectonic Plates Bundle

Introducing the Ultimate Plate Tectonics Bundle !

Embark on an educational journey with our meticulously curated bundle of 9 dynamic slideshows!

Our slideshows are thoughtfully designed to cater to every learning style, ensuring an engaging and comprehensive learning.

Key features:

9 engaging slideshows

Comprehensive coverage

Captivating visuals

Concise notes

Interactive online activities with QR codes

Differentiated to meet the needs of different styles

Exercises and formula applications

Real-world connections

Teacher friendly/home school friendly

Topics include:

• Earth’s layers: mantle, crust, inner core, outer core --> properties and composition
• Asthenosphere and lithosphere
• Convection currents
• The continental drift theory
• Pangea and its description
• Alfred Wegener
• Evidence of continental drift
• Consequences of continental drift
• Seafloor / ocean topography
• Continental shelf, Continental slope, Abyssal plain, Trenches, Seamounts
• Mid-ocean ridges
• Seafloor spreading
• Causes and effects of seafloor spreading
• Evidence of seafloor spreading
• Names and labels of tectonic plates
• Evidence of plate tectonics theory
• Reasons why plates move
• Hot spots
• Consequences of plate tectonics: continental drift, climate change, natural disasters, earth’s surface
• What are earthquakes
• Faults: normal, strike-slip, thrust, reverse
• 4 causes of earthquakes
• Relation to tectonic plates
• Seismic waves: surface waves, primary waves, secondary waves
• Epicentre and hypocenter/focus
• Earthquake preparedness
• What are volcanoes
• Tectonic causes of volcanoes
• Active, dormant, extinct
• Types of volcanoes: cinder-cone, stratovolcanoes and shield volcanoes
• Measuring and monitoring volcanoes
• Hazards of volcanoes: lava, lahar, pyroclastic flows, ash, etc..
• British Columbia’s geological landmarks
• BC’s location in at the Cascadia Subduction Zone and in relation to the tectonic plates.
• Evaluate the geological hazards In BC due to tectonic activity
• Origin of water on Earth
• Water distribution
• Saltwater v/s Freshwater
• Oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwater, aquifers
• Types of aquifers: shallow, deep, confined, unconfined aquifers
• Watersheds
• The water cycle
• Water scarcity and access
• Conservation strategies
• Water in myth and science