What did Earth’s continents and oceans look like 250 million years ago, or even 1 billion years ago? What do we know about the climate back when our planet formed?
In my class, when we learn about the Plate Tectonic Theory and Continental Drift we use a cool free App called EarthViewer. Every student can do individual exploration on their iPad to find out the answers for those questions. It is an interactive tool for exploring the science of Earth's history. From molten mass to snowball earth, EarthViewer lets you see continent shift as you move you location on the timeline. In the charts part, students can explore changes in atmospheric composition, temperature, day length and so on.
Here is the link where you can download Teacher's materials:
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/classroom-activities-earthviewer
This is a great idea as we experience this in Egypt. The Red Sea is actually one of the zones where Asia and Africa are splitting apart. Like the addition of videos!
ReplyDeleteNicely done, the videos are excellent and I'm sure your students will enjoy learning about geography. I think having an understanding of were we are in this world is a skill that most people lack.
ReplyDeleteWow, Jocelyn - what a fantastic App! Thank you for sharing this! I teach Gr. 7 and 8 geography and we cover many of the topics that you've mentioned above (and that we're shown in the video). I will definitely use this App in my classroom in the coming year!
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