Pangea

Crissy August 6th, 2005

Objectives:

• To discover how the dinosaurs were found on different continents.
• To discover what Pangaea is.
• To discover continental drift is.

Procedure:

• Show overhead of fossil sites and discuss.
• Explain that continents fit together like puzzle to form one land mass called Pangaea.
• Break class into cooperative groups to do continental drift experiment.
• Each group gets worksheets, pan of water, and circle cut to four equal pieces (representing the continents).
• Have students carefully place the 4 “continent” pieces on TOP of the water (they cannot be submerged or the experiment will not work).
• Go around and place a drop of dish liquid in the center of the pieces (they should “drift” apart).
• Have students write down conclusions on worksheets and share to summarize.

Materials/Resources:

• Overhead from A Guide for using The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs in the Classroom by Teacher Created Resources.
• Dinosaurs for Every Kid by Janice VanCleave.

Entry Filed under: Lessons, Dinosaur Lessons