Book Summary
Plate Tectonics is a factual text that explains how the Earth has changed over millions of years and why these changes have occurred. This book describes the structure of the Earth in understandable terms and provides interesting facts about geological events that occur in our world.

Vocabulary
continental drift
continental plates
core
crust
global mid-ocean ridge
magma
mantle
oceanic plates
pangaea
plates
ring of fire
tectonic plates
trenches

Reproducibles
Worksheets
Worksheet 1: Gathering and organizing information
Worksheet 2: Antonyms and synonyms

Lesson Objectives

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as students work to understand the text. The targeted comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Restate facts in detail to clarify and organize ideas presented in the text

Word Work
Antonyms and Synonyms
Identify and use antonyms and synonyms.

Visual Literacy
Read and interpret diagrams.