Fifth graders at Holladay Elementary have been studying the Earth’s crust and plate boundaries (SOL5.7e), so today students in Ms. Haislip’s class created animations illustrating some of the different boundaries. First, we reviewed divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries with a few sample animations as examples: Animation 1, Animation 2, and Animation 3. Next, students created their animations using ABCYa! Animate. We worked on the divergent boundary together to help them understand the process, then they illustrated the other boundaries on their own. We discussed ways to show the various plate motions and their effects, and I encouraged them to look back at the examples for ideas. The students published their finished animations on Schoology, but you can see them all here.
