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Map Masters
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COMBINED RATING
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LENGTH
17 Minutes
GRADES
3
4
5
CAPABILITIES
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Description
Map Masters turns the science of tectonic plates into an adventure, letting players shape mountains, rivers, volcanoes, and entire worlds as they learn how maps really work.
Vocabulary Words
physical map
physical features
Earth
tectonic plates
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Plate Tectonics and Large Scale Systems. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.
Main Concepts
Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans.
Canyons are deep valleys located in mountain ranges that are surrounded by steep mountain sides.
Physical maps can be used to locate land and water features on Earth.
Deep ocean trenches are some of the deepest parts of the oceans.
Deep ocean trenches and mountain ranges form in patterns across the surface of the ocean floor.
Mountain ranges are located in patterns across Earth’s surface, particularly near the middle or edges of a continent.
Different landforms on Earth include mountains, hills, valleys, canyons, deltas, sand dunes, and plains.
Mountains can form when tectonic plates collide with each other, pushing land upwards.
Earth’s crust is divided into plates that can move across Earth’s surface.
Abyssal plains are broad, flat regions along the ocean floor.
Physical, or topographic, maps show the physical shapes of landforms.
Earthquakes occur along faults when tectonic plates shift relative to each other, causing the Earth to shake.
Mountain ranges are groups of mountains connected by high elevation land.
Deep ocean trenches are regions along the ocean floor where rock in Earth’s crust sinks back down into Earth’s mantle.
A valley is a low elevation area of land located between mountains or hills.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What are physical features? What are some examples of physical features on Earth?
After the Game
What are tectonic plates? What are earthquakes? What are volcanoes?
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