5th And 6th Grade Science Lesson Plan - Continental Drift. Teaching Geological Time Eras To Students With Help From This Video. Wegener's Puzzling Evidence Exercise (6th Grade) Although Alfred Wegener was not the first to suggest that continents have moved about the Earth, his presentation of carefully compiled evidence for continental drift inspired decades of scientific debate.
Wegener's evidence, in concert with compelling evidence provided by post World War II technology, eventually led to universal acceptance of the theory of Plate Tectonics in the scientific community. The following files are needed for this exercise and can be downloaded in pdf format (Teacher Overview, (For Teachers) Wegener's Key to Continental Positions for grade 6, Student Puzzle Pieces, Key to Wegener's Evidence sheet, and Student Map of the World Today). If students need additional hints beyond those provided below, there is a Puzzle Outline Hint to be used as a base for the puzzle.
Objectives Students will observe and analyze scientific evidence used by Wegener. Home Page. Now_and_Then. When you first find a fossil it is sometimes hard to tell what kind of animal it belonged to.
It is usually just a part of the original animal. In this section you will find pictures of various fossils that you too may some day discover. Just click on the picture and not only will you see a larger photo of the fossil but you will also see what the original animal may have looked like millions of years ago!! Layers of the Earth. Geology in the Parks. Weathering involves two processes that often work in concert to decompose rocks.
Both processes occur in place. No movement is involved in weathering. Lesson.pdf. Learn about Weathering. Learn about Erosion.