Students will evaluate evidence for tectonic plate shift and the synthesize the changes of earths continents by analyzing the Appalachian mountains. Students will use this geographic evidence to formulate predictions about the future of the continents. Students will be able to explain how the Appalachian mountains create ideal environments for forests with 90% accuracy. Students will be able to differentiate between deciduous and conifer forests with 95% accuracy.
Standards used:
1,2,7,10,11,12,13,14,15
Bloom’s taxonomy
used: 1,2,3,4,5,6