Plate Tectonic 
KINDERGARTEN GRADE
4 week unit

SCIENCE STANDARDS

1. Students should question if a mountain is a volcano now, or if it has ever been one.
2. Volcanoes produce different types of rocks.
3. Earthquakes cause the Earth to shake.
4. The crust of the Earth moves very slowly, but when it moves it creates earthquakes.
5. Plates are part of the Earth's crust (both on land and water) that move together.
6. Children should be able to think of possible precautions and action that should be taken during an earthquake.
7. Children should be aware of any possible dangers that can result during an earthquake both at home and at school.

WEEK 1.
PRE: Learning that all mountains are not volcanoes.
LAB: Investigating rocks that come from volcanoes.
POST: Discovering how volcanoes grow.

EARTHQUAKES

WEEK 2.
PRE: Learning that earthquakes cause the Earth to shake.
LAB: Discovering that earthquakes cause different types of shaking.
POST: Dramatizing different types of earthquake intensities.

PLATE TECTONICS

WEEK 3.
PRE: Learning that the crust of the Earth moves.
LAB: Analyzing a puzzle of the Earth.
POST: Learning that the boundaries of plates.

HAZARDS

WEEK 4.
PRE: Learning to critically think during an earthquake.
LAB: Analyzing the sounds created by an earthquake.
POST: Learning about dangers in the classroom.