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Activity 1.3 Converging Plate Boundaries

This document outlines an educational activity for Grade 10 students focused on converging plate boundaries, including objectives, procedures, and questions related to the interaction of continental and oceanic plates. It includes hands-on modeling with clay to demonstrate geological processes and encourages students to explore the consequences of plate collisions. The activity aims to enhance understanding of geological events and features resulting from various types of plate convergence.

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Activity 1.3 Converging Plate Boundaries

This document outlines an educational activity for Grade 10 students focused on converging plate boundaries, including objectives, procedures, and questions related to the interaction of continental and oceanic plates. It includes hands-on modeling with clay to demonstrate geological processes and encourages students to explore the consequences of plate collisions. The activity aims to enhance understanding of geological events and features resulting from various types of plate convergence.

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Activity 1.

3: Converging Plate Boundaries


Grade 10 ________ Group_________
Date:__________________________ Teacher:_____________________________________
CN: ____ ___________________________ CN: ____ ________________________________
CN: ____ ___________________________ CN: ____ ________________________________
CN: ____ ___________________________ CN: ____ ________________________________
CN: ____ ___________________________ CN: ____ ________________________________

A. Converging Continental Plate and Oceanic Plate


Objectives: At the end of the
activity, you should be able
to;
1. Explain the processes
that occur along
convergent boundaries.
2. Determine the
consequences of
colliding plates
Procedure:
1. Study the figure below
showing a cross-
sectional diagram of
plates that are converging, and answer the questions that follow.
Questions:
1. What type of plate is Plate A? What about Plate B? Why do you say so?
2. Describe what happens to Plate A as it collides with Plate B? Why?

3. What do you think may happen to the leading edge of Plate A as it continues to
move downward? Why?
4. What do you call this molten material?
5. What is formed on top of Plate B?
6. As the plates continue to grind against each other, what another geologic event
could take place?

B. Convergence of Two Oceanic Plates


Procedure:
1. Study the figure below. It
shows a cross-section of
two converging oceanic
plates.
2. Using your knowledge
gained from the previous
activity, identify the
geologic events or
features resulting from
this collision.
Questions:
1. What are the processes/events that will occur because of this plate movement?
2. What geologic features might form at the surface of Plate A?
3. If the edge of Plate A suddenly flicks upward, a large amount of water may be
displaced. What could be formed at the surface of the sea?

C. Two Continental Plates Converging


Materials: modeling clay, 2 blocks of wood, Strips of clay paper
Procedure:
1. On a piece of paper, flatten the
modeling clay with the palm of
your hand.
2. Cut the clay into four strips; each
strip should be 0.5 cm thick, 4 cm
wide, and 12 cm long.
3. Put 4 strips one on top of the other.
Place a block of wood at each end
of the clay strips and slowly push
the two blocks together. Observe
Blocks of wood

what happens to the clay.


Questions:
1. What happened to the strips of clay as they were pushed from opposite ends?

2. If the strips of clay represent the Earth’s lithosphere, what do you think is formed
in the lithosphere?

3. What other geologic event could take place with this type of plate movement
aside from your answer in Q2?

4. In terms of the consequences on the Earth’s lithosphere, how will you


differentiate this type of convergent plate boundary with the other two?

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