The students in Mr. Taylor’s class collaborated on a Google Map today. Working as a team, they were able to plot over 200 coordinates on the class map in about 20 minutes! There were 10 layers on the map, so students worked with a partner to plot all of the coordinates for their group. After 20 minutes, students refreshed the map and turned on all layers so they could see the locations that their classmates put on the map. Students analyzed the world map and noticed that many of the locations overlapped and almost formed lines on the map. The students figured out that these lines actually made up the outlines of the tectonic plates! We talked about the events that can occur where two plates come together or slide past one another. From this conversation, students realized that the coordinates they had plotted were actually locations where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions had occurred.



Zoom in on the map to view the pins and see the outline of the tectonic plates.

After completing the map, students worked on an interactive puzzle of the Pangea. They were able to add layers to show evidence of Pangea to help them put the puzzle together.