Term 1 Week 4

Kia Ora ākonga, 

This week we will be moving into tectonic plates, continental drift and the different boundaries. Plan for the week is as follows: 

Monday: Tectonic plates, our super continent (Pangea) and the continental drift 

Wednesday: Bunsen burner safety experiment. We will be going through this before next week's experiments as these will involve using the bunsen burner. 

**There are no classes on Thursday, and you will be finishing at 12pm on Friday. Therefore, an education perfect activity will be assigned to wrap up and review the week's learning and keywords. 

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING the context of Volcanic Volumes by investigating the process of tectonic plates and connecting this to our understanding of how the continents are they way they are today
• We are EXPLORING the context of Volcanic Volumes by recognising and organising the continents of the supercontinent Pangea.
• We are EXPLORING the context of Volcanic Volumes by observing the significance of convection currents and plate tectonics

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• define the following keywords: 

  Tectonic plates, supercontinent, Pangea, convection currents, Divergent boundaries, Convergent boundaries, Transform boundaries 

• Explain the process of the motion of the tectonic plates. 

• 2. Recognize and assemble the continents of the supercontinent, Pangea. 

• 3. Understand the importance of convection currents. 

• 4. Explain the significance of convection currents and plate tectonics.