Plate tectonics 

Over the course of this project I improved my understanding on the big idea in many ways, such as movement of the plates, measuring earthquakes and geohazards. 

I learned about the three different ways tectonic plates move. The first type of plate movement is called Divergent and this is when two plates are pulling apart from each other, this usually forms a new oceanic crust. The second type of movements are convergent plates are two plates colliding into one and other this cause deep sea trenches volcanoes and earthquakes to happen. The last plate movement is called transverse which is when to plates slide past each other and this causes earthquakes.

I also learned that there are two ways Seismologists can measure earthquakes; one is by the rector scale which is measuring the magnitude and  level of an earthquake; and the second one is by using a seismometer which measures the waves of the earthquakes.

Another thing we learned about is geohazards which are dangers that can occur in the area that we live in such as landslides and earthquakes. All of the examples above show the observable changes and affects to the earth from plate tectonics. 

Circular composites 

Understand and Appreciate evidence for plate tectonics

The way I designed my board game shows my understanding of plate tectonics and the continental drift hypothesis. For example, the tiles in our game represent all the different tectonic plates. We added a rector scale which shows my understanding of how we measure earthquakes. The disaster cards in the game demonstrate my understanding of the different types of tectonic plates. One thing I could improve is adding more detail and explanation about plate tectonics.

Questioning and Predicting

     I generally demonstrated a sustained intellectual curiosity by using class time efficiently for learning. My first period of the day is LAC and I use that time to work on scimatics and I use that time efficiently. During the scimatics class I generally used my time well while working on the project with my partner and we learned more about plate tectonics by including the concepts in my board game.

Understanding and Solving

     I demonstrated my understanding of the math and probability concepts by incorporating chance into the rules of the game. For example, the chance of a player drawing two Slab Pull cards on the same draw is 1/24 or 4%. By including chance and probability in to my game, it deepened my understanding of solving multiplying fractions.