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Ring of Fire Mapping Activity and Questions - Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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This was a great tool for introducing the ring of fire in my geography class and an excellent review for map skills!
This kept students engaged and gave us a reason to review mapping skills with latitude and longitude. Seeing the ring of fire emerge in a mapping exercise was more impactful than showing a picture or slideshow.
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Description

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ In this fun and engaging ring of fire mapping activity, students plot the coordinates of past earthquakes and volcanoes along the ring of fire using an easy to read Pacific-centered world map. Students will then draw other geologic features on their maps such as trenches, mountain ranges, hot spots, and mid-ocean ridge. After the map is complete, students will answer 25 analysis questions. Editable MS Word version, PDF version, and Google Slides version are all included!

I complete this with my own Earth Science students every year and they really get a lot of learning and enjoyment out of it! The clear step-by-step directions makes this a great independent assignment! Click on the preview to see what the map will look like finished!

Includes

•Detailed Lesson Plan
•Blank Map with Legend
•Example Completed Map

•Step-By-Step Student Directions

•25 Analysis Questions

•Answer Key for Map and Questions

PDF Version, Editable MS Version, and Google Slides Version (with drag and drop for map) are all included in your download!


By the end of this activity, students should be able to...
• Map volcanic and earthquake activity and relate it to the positions of the Earth's tectonic plates
• Discover and identify the ring of fire and describe the events that occur along the ring of fire
• Plot and describe the geologic activity that occurs at hot spots
• Plot and describe the events at faults, trenches, ridges, mountains, and hotspots
• Predict the approximate locations for future volcanic, earthquake, and hotspot activity
• Describe general safety precautions and natural disaster preparedness for future earthquake and volcanic activity

I like to use this activity after viewing this Ring of Fire video with worksheet!

Ring of Fire Documentary Video Worksheet with Free SchoolTube Video Link

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Standards

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NGSSMS-ESS2-3
Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions. Examples of data include similarities of rock and fossil types on different continents, the shapes of the continents (including continental shelves), and the locations of ocean structures (such as ridges, fracture zones, and trenches). Paleomagnetic anomalies in oceanic and continental crust are not assessed.
NGSSHS-ESS2-1
Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features. Emphasis is on how the appearance of land features (such as mountains, valleys, and plateaus) and sea-floor features (such as trenches, ridges, and seamounts) are a result of both constructive forces (such as volcanism, tectonic uplift, and orogeny) and destructive mechanisms (such as weathering, mass wasting, and coastal erosion). Assessment does not include memorization of the details of the formation of specific geographic features of Earth’s surface.
NGSSMS-ESS2-2
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales. Emphasis is on how processes change Earth’s surface at time and spatial scales that can be large (such as slow plate motions or the uplift of large mountain ranges) or small (such as rapid landslides or microscopic geochemical reactions), and how many geoscience processes (such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and meteor impacts) usually behave gradually but are punctuated by catastrophic events. Examples of geoscience processes include surface weathering and deposition by the movements of water, ice, and wind. Emphasis is on geoscience processes that shape local geographic features, where appropriate.
NGSSHS-ESS1-5
Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks. Emphasis is on the ability of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks. Examples include evidence of the ages oceanic crust increasing with distance from mid-ocean ridges (a result of plate spreading) and the ages of North American continental crust decreasing with distance away from a central ancient core of the continental plate (a result of past plate interactions).

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