Plate Tectonics Project

Requirements

Working in Assigned Groups

Create a Poster Board & present findings about plate tectonics to the rest of the class.

As a group you are responsible for doing the following outside of class:

1. Purchase 1 poster board2. Research Plate Boundaries3. Bring in research materials to construct

poster board in class.

Plate Tectonics Project Must Include the Following:

Explain how/and why Earthquakes occurDefine Plate TectonicsChoose one plate boundary

Describe Your Plate Boundary Movement1. How does it move? Full Description2. Relationship between Plate Movement & Volcanoes3. What forms at your plate boundary movement?4. Diagram Illustrating Movement5. Specific Examples (Where does this occur on Earth? What

has it created? What is it responsible for? Etc)6. Any interesting facts about your plate boundary movement.7. Based on your research predict the next earthquake

Plate Boundary Movement Boundaries

1. Transform/Sliding2. Diverging Boundary3. Converging Boundary – Continental –

Continental4. Converging Boundary – Continental –

Oceanic5. Converging Boundary – Oceanic – Oceanic