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    Mars Bar On A Plate Tectonic

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    This document uses a Mars bar to model plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth. It has students cut the Mars bar in half and label the layers (crust, mantle, core), then push the pieces together or pull them apart to demonstrate different types of plate boundaries: 1) Convergent boundaries form mountains when pieces are pushed together 2) Transform boundaries example earthquakes and fault lines when pieces slide past each other 3) Divergent boundaries form rift valleys and ocean ridges when pieces pull apart The document evaluates if using the Mars bar is a good model for explaining plate tectonics and Earth's structure.

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    Mars Bar On A Plate Tectonic

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    This document uses a Mars bar to model plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth. It has students cut the Mars bar in half and label the layers (crust, mantle, core), then push the pieces together or pull them apart to demonstrate different types of plate boundaries: 1) Convergent boundaries form mountains when pieces are pushed together 2) Transform boundaries example earthquakes and fault lines when pieces slide past each other 3) Divergent boundaries form rift valleys and ocean ridges when pieces pull apart The document evaluates if using the Mars bar is a good model for explaining plate tectonics and Earth's structure.

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    This document uses a Mars bar to model plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth. It has students cut the Mars bar in half and label the layers (crust, mantle, core), then push the pieces together or pull them apart to demonstrate different types of plate boundaries: 1) Convergent boundaries form mountains when pieces are pushed together 2) Transform boundaries example earthquakes and fault lines when pieces slide past each other 3) Divergent boundaries form rift valleys and ocean ridges when pieces pull apart The document evaluates if using the Mars bar is a good model for explaining plate tectonics and Earth's structure.

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    Mars Bar On A Plate Tectonic

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    Laurence Foster
    This document uses a Mars bar to model plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth. It has students cut the Mars bar in half and label the layers (crust, mantle, core), then push the pieces together or pull them apart to demonstrate different types of plate boundaries: 1) Convergent boundaries form mountains when pieces are pushed together 2) Transform boundaries example earthquakes and fault lines when pieces slide past each other 3) Divergent boundaries form rift valleys and ocean ridges when pieces pull apart The document evaluates if using the Mars bar is a good model for explaining plate tectonics and Earth's structure.

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    Mars Bar on a Plate Tectonics

    1. Cut your Mars Bar in Half.

    2. Compare the Mars Bar to the Earth’s structure.


    Label the parts of the Mars Bar to correspond to
    the layers of the Earth.
    Use the words below to fill in the boxes:
     Core
     Crust
     Mantle

    EXAMPLE 1:
    3. Push the two pieces together (see diagram) and describe what
    you see.

    This is an example of a convergent plate boundary. Convergent plate boundaries create


    landforms such as fold mountains. Some famous fold mountains are the Himalayas (home to Mt.
    Everest).

    EXAMPLE 2:
    4. Push one piece of the chocolate bar away from you with one
    hand, whilst pulling the other piece towards you with the other
    hand (see diagram). Describe what you see.

    This is an example of a transform plate boundary. Transform plate boundaries cause major
    earthquakes, such as the San Andreas Fault Line, and leave behind landscapes of long ridges
    and narrow valleys, as well as, displaced rock formations.
    EXAMPLE 3:
    5. Take one of the pieces and pull it apart (like in the diagram).
    Describe what you see.

    This is an example of a divergent plate boundary. Divergent plate boundaries create landforms
    such as rift valleys and mid-oceanic ridges. Two examples of this are the Great African Rift
    Valley and the Mid Atlantic Ridge, which has a maximum depth of 7,758m making it one of the
    deepest locations on Earths.

    6. Match up each EXAMPLE to the corresponding plate boundary diagram it


    represents
    EXAMPLE 1

    EXAMPLE 2

    EXAMPLE 3

    7. In this investigation we used chocolate bars to model the layers of the Earth.
    Geologists (scientists who study what the Earth is made of) often use models to help
    explain their ideas. Do you think this was a good model? Why or why not?

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