Curated and Reviewed by
Lesson Planet
This Plate Tectonics: Second Grade Lesson Plans and Activities unit plan also includes:
- Second Grade Student Workbook
- Lesson Plan
- Activity
- Vocabulary
- Graphic & Image
- Join to access all included materials
Second graders explore convection currents and how they relate to the movement of tectonic plates. Then, young geologists reconstruct Pangaea with a worksheet and pinpoint plate boundaries on a map using locations of earthquakes and volcanoes.
1 Collection
52 Views
34 Downloads
CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
Additional Tags
Instructional Ideas
- Include the following words to your word wall: convection, plate tectonics, continents, and Pangaea
- Conduct a mini-research project in which group members search the Internet for images and information on Pangaea
Classroom Considerations
- Incorporate pages 7-8 from the attached workbook into your instruction
- The third lesson in a series of four on the plate tectonics cycle
- Gather materials for pre-lab and lab prior to teaching
- Some further teacher background information may be necessary
Pros
- A workbook for the entire unit is included below
Cons
- None