8th Grade: Pangea

Students will try to reconstruct the original organization of tables in their classroom based on clues, and then relate this activity to Pangea.

By Amplify Classroom

8th Grade

Science

Today’s Goals • Determine past arrangements of land based on clues left in the fossil records of that land. • Observe how Earth’s plates have moved, colliding or spreading apart, over long periods of time. • Language Goal: Students will speak and listen to each other as they try to create a solution based on clues. (Speaking and Listening) Duration • This Bite Sized Science Moment takes about 15–20 minutes and can be used in or outside of a Science block. It is designed to be flexibly implemented in your day! Standards • Next Generation Science Standards: MS-ESS2-3, ESS2.B, SEP-4, CCC-1 • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills: RTC-8.5A See At a Glance for Materials, Prep Checklist, and Lesson Preview.