Year 12 Research: Plate Tectonics

Research the following, to create a mini portfolio:

1. Young Fold Mountains
2. Rift Valleys
3. Ocean Ridges
4. Deep Sea Trenches
5. Island Arcs

The information you must find about each includes:

• Description for each explaining how it formed
• Where they are located: think about if it is at particular plate margins, give examples
• Diagram of how it formed, or what it looks like now.

You will need to print off this research to use it to revise from for your exams.

Below are some useful links that may assist you in your research:

http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/evolving_earth/evolving_earth.html

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html

Plate tectonic videos

Various videos covering all areas of plate tectonics. The videos make excellent starters and plenaries.

http://www.gatm.org.uk/geographyatthemovies/tectonics.html

http://www.teachersdomain.org/collection/k12/sci.ess.earthsys.internal/

http://www.teachersdomain.org/collection/k12/sci.ess.earthsys.surface/

Introduction to plate tectonics:

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/ess05_vid_plateintro/

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/ess05_vid_wegener2/

AS and A2 level exam papers

Link to all previous AQA, OCR, edexcel and ICE exam papers. The exam papers are available in a PDF format and are easily downloadable and printable.

http://www.freeexampapers.com/Dndex.php?d=QSBMZXZlbC9HZW9ncmFwaHk=&catagory=

Research on deserts

Research a particular desert, constructing a powerpoint about that desert.

Do not copy and paste text
Do not change the background of the powerpoint

Things to include in the powerpoint:
Location - maps, description
Describe the climate for the desert - climate graphs with descriptions
Plants and animals - descriptions, how adapted, pictures

Usefull websites are linked below to help your search:

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deserts

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_plant_page.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/desert.html

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artnov06macro/mh-macro.html

http://www.desertanimals.net/

http://www.desertusa.com/animal.html

Desert Project Videos

Video about animal adaptions to life in the desert






Video about plant adaptions to life in the desert.









The climate and landforms of the desert







Locations and types of desert

Deserts Project - Year 8

Create a wall showing lots of information about hot and cold deserts!

think about the animals, plants, people, climate

Year 7 Transport Project

Add resources about different types of transport from the past, present to the future.

Use this wall as a resource database for the class!