Nasa for kids is a website that provides interactive activities that can be used to help make lessons taught more concrete. When teaching the grade eight science unit on plate tectonics and continental drift I would use the following games to encourage learning. I think that a brief lesson using some direst instruction and group discussion would help to jumpstart this topic. After children have some background knowledge on the topic they would be able to try to apply what they know and play the Pangaea map game. This game provides students with a visual of the earths movement and asks that students label the country on the map. Next students would play the Tectonics quiz game. This game asks multiple choice questions to students that will help them to remember key points from the lesson. Students will be more inclined to apply knowledge since it is masked as a game. these games are quick and educational which will help to kepp the attention of the students while they learn.
Foundational and learning objectives for Science and the Common Essential Learnings
Understand the concept and theory of drifting continents.
Describe the concept of Pangaea.
Discuss the evidence for the existence of Pangaea.
Consider what forces might cause the continental plates to move .
Investigate the effects produced by moving crustal plates .
Identify regions where plates are colliding, separating, or sliding along each other.
Describe the relationship between the collision or sliding of plates and the occurrence of earthquakes, volcanoes, or mountain building .
Classify rocks according to their source.
Relate the geological history of Saskatchewan to the movement of the North American plate.
Trace the latitude of Saskatchewan through the various geological eras.
Describe how the evidence of fossils and types of rocks are used to infer ancient conditions.
Locate where various types of bedrock are exposed to the surface in Saskatchewan .
Describe how the geological history of Saskatchewan has helped shape the physical, biotic, and human-cultural panorama of Saskatchewan.
Examine the deposition and extraction of potash from sediments of the Devonian period.
Understand and use the vocabulary, structures and forms of expression which characterize the study of earth science. (COM)
Use expressive language to enhance understanding of earth history.
Interpret diagrams, charts, and graphs which supply evidence of plate activity.
Recognize how evidence is interpreted to show the existence of tectonic plates.
Understand how knowledge is created, evaluated, refined and changed within science. (CCT)
Explain how geological evidence is used to interpret the history of the land.
Analyze the development of the personal knowledge of geological history.
Design models and analogies which illustrate understanding of the concepts.
Understand the concept and theory of drifting continents.
Describe the concept of Pangaea.
Discuss the evidence for the existence of Pangaea.
Consider what forces might cause the continental plates to move .
Investigate the effects produced by moving crustal plates .
Identify regions where plates are colliding, separating, or sliding along each other.
Describe the relationship between the collision or sliding of plates and the occurrence of earthquakes, volcanoes, or mountain building .
Classify rocks according to their source.
Relate the geological history of Saskatchewan to the movement of the North American plate.
Trace the latitude of Saskatchewan through the various geological eras.
Describe how the evidence of fossils and types of rocks are used to infer ancient conditions.
Locate where various types of bedrock are exposed to the surface in Saskatchewan .
Describe how the geological history of Saskatchewan has helped shape the physical, biotic, and human-cultural panorama of Saskatchewan.
Examine the deposition and extraction of potash from sediments of the Devonian period.
Understand and use the vocabulary, structures and forms of expression which characterize the study of earth science. (COM)
Use expressive language to enhance understanding of earth history.
Interpret diagrams, charts, and graphs which supply evidence of plate activity.
Recognize how evidence is interpreted to show the existence of tectonic plates.
Understand how knowledge is created, evaluated, refined and changed within science. (CCT)
Explain how geological evidence is used to interpret the history of the land.
Analyze the development of the personal knowledge of geological history.
Design models and analogies which illustrate understanding of the concepts.
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