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Pangaea Continent Puzzle

Subject Area
Science: Earth Science: Earth's Surface
Level
6-8
Activity Time
45 Minutes
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Pangaea Continent Puzzle

Activity Overview

In this lesson, students will move the continents from their present day locations on the earth’s surface to their location in the supercontinent Pangaea.

Objectives

  • Students will predict the locations of the continents in the ancient supercontinent Pangaea based on coastlines and various lines of evidence.

Vocabulary

  • fossil
  • continent
  • plates
  • plate tectonics
  • Pangaea
  • theory
  • evidence

About the Lesson

In this lesson, students will move the continents from their present day locations on the earth’s surface to their location in the supercontinent Pangaea. guided lesson video (optional) is also available for this activity. The video is targeted at students and designed to help guide them through the interactive exploration and the concepts covered within. (It may also be helpful for teachers who may be using the activity for the first time.) 

As a result, students will:

  • Understand how scientists use evidence to formulate theories
  • Determine past locations of the continents.

This activity was created using Lua. Learn more about Lua in TI-Nspire here.

Subject Area
Science: Earth Science: Earth's Surface
Level
6-8
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
TI-Nspire™ Apps for iPad®
TI-Nspire Version
3.6
Resource Types
Simulations
Lessons
Format
TNS
Video
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