Plate Tectonics and Layers
Activity No. 2
Simulating Movement of Tectonic Plates
Problem: How do tectonic plates move?
What you need: -4 pieces of colored modeling clay -cardboard -newspaper
What to do:
1.Flatten two pieces of modeling clay on the newspaper.
2.Cut the center of the clay strips and insert a cardboard on the part of the clay that was cut.
3.Push both ends of the clay strips.Observed what is formed.
4.Repeat step one in the other two pieces of modeling clay.
5.Slowly pull both ends of the clay strips.Observe what is happened to the clay strips.
What have you found out?
1.What happened to the layers of the clay after they were pushed at both ends?
ANS. The layers of the clay risen.
2.What type of plate boundary is showed when both ends are pushed?
ANS.Convergent boundary
3. What happened to the layers of the clay after they were pull at both ends?
ANS.The layers of the clay move away from the cardboard.
4. What type of plate boundary is showed when both ends are pulled?
ANS.Divergent boundary
Conclusion: Tectonic plate moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm material rises, cools, and eventually sink down.
Jannie Lou J. Trijo
6-Aquarius
Activity No.1
Comparing the Structures of the Earth
Problem: How can the interior of a boiled egg be compared to the interior of the Earth?
What you need: -boiled egg -knie -pictures of layers of Earth
What to do:
1.Get a boiled egg.
2.Using the knife,cut it into half.If no fruit is available,you may use a boiled egg. (Be careful in using the knife.)
3.Observe the parts of the boiled egg.Locate the skin,the fleshy part and the part with the seed.
What have you found out?
1.How many layers do you see in the boiled egg?
ANS.Three layers
2.To which layer of the earth can you compare the skin of the boiled egg?
ANS.Crust
3.To which layer of the earth can you compare the flesh of the boiled egg?
ANS.Mantle
4.To which layer of the
Simulating Movement of Tectonic Plates
Problem: How do tectonic plates move?
What you need: -4 pieces of colored modeling clay -cardboard -newspaper
What to do:
1.Flatten two pieces of modeling clay on the newspaper.
2.Cut the center of the clay strips and insert a cardboard on the part of the clay that was cut.
3.Push both ends of the clay strips.Observed what is formed.
4.Repeat step one in the other two pieces of modeling clay.
5.Slowly pull both ends of the clay strips.Observe what is happened to the clay strips.
What have you found out?
1.What happened to the layers of the clay after they were pushed at both ends?
ANS. The layers of the clay risen.
2.What type of plate boundary is showed when both ends are pushed?
ANS.Convergent boundary
3. What happened to the layers of the clay after they were pull at both ends?
ANS.The layers of the clay move away from the cardboard.
4. What type of plate boundary is showed when both ends are pulled?
ANS.Divergent boundary
Conclusion: Tectonic plate moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm material rises, cools, and eventually sink down.
Jannie Lou J. Trijo
6-Aquarius
Activity No.1
Comparing the Structures of the Earth
Problem: How can the interior of a boiled egg be compared to the interior of the Earth?
What you need: -boiled egg -knie -pictures of layers of Earth
What to do:
1.Get a boiled egg.
2.Using the knife,cut it into half.If no fruit is available,you may use a boiled egg. (Be careful in using the knife.)
3.Observe the parts of the boiled egg.Locate the skin,the fleshy part and the part with the seed.
What have you found out?
1.How many layers do you see in the boiled egg?
ANS.Three layers
2.To which layer of the earth can you compare the skin of the boiled egg?
ANS.Crust
3.To which layer of the earth can you compare the flesh of the boiled egg?
ANS.Mantle
4.To which layer of the