Last week in class we started talking about the tectonic plates and the different types of boundaries. Boys revisited the different layers or the Earth and look at where on the Earth's crust the plates sit. They learnt how quickly the plates move, how continents have changed over time due to plate movements and made some links to countries in 'danger zones'. Below is a world map showing the names and locations of the tectonic plates. We will be doing further work on the different boundaries this week in class.
Your child may like to explain to you what tectonic plates are using the map below:
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-maps/fault-lines-map.html
There is also a great song on you tube made by a Science teacher who changes the words to popular songs to relate to scientific topics. This a one about Pangaea and the plates that some boys may be interested in watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW23Z94yf24
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