Assessment description
ASSESSMENT
Students to construct a timeline of the geological history of Iceland, the Philipines or Hawaii BASIC Students recount that earthquakes and volcanoes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates and identify that new land is made by volcanic activity CORE Students outline how the theory of plate tectonics explains earthquakes, volcanic activity and formation of new landforms EXTENSION Students describe how the tectonic processes we see at work today are indicative of larger tectonic super cycles that involve the cycle from maximum to minimum oceanic space and back again |