Rubber Duck INVASION!

True story!  1992.  92,000 rubber ducks dumped accidently into the ocean.  Where did they go and how did they get there?  We solve those mysteries in class today.  Today students were to use the map below to map the ocean conveyor belt.  They also were to make predictions about where they thought those 92k ducks went after being dumped just east of Japan.  Then on Wednesday, they were to use the book page C85 to map all the ocean currents and their temperatures.

Rubber Duck Article

Link to world map

Work Day...Tying Up Loose Ends

Today in class we worked on completing yesterday's mapping activity. (see yesterday's post)  Once complete, we then finished up the volcano characteristics worksheet that we worked on in the computer lab on Monday.(see Monday's post)  We will begin doing some fun labs tomorrow!  Be here and don't miss out!

Mountain Range Mapping

In class today we worked on mapping various mountain ranges throughout the world.  We only got the mapping portion done but will continue with researching how some of them were formed.  Please see the instructions on the worksheets below.

Mountain Range Mapping

Plate Boundary Map

Today in class our goal was to identify the location of various plates, continents as well as their boundary types.  These don't need to be memorized, the point is having a visual of how the Earth is made up of the plates and knowing what landforms are created/destroyed by these boundaries.



Above is a map you can use as a reference or there is one along with the worksheet below.  Feel free to use the internet as well.

Plate Tectonic Map