Stratigraphy - Modeling Folds and Faults
by Rebecca Booth
Students use Play-Doh to model deposition of rock layers and then folding and faulting. This is to help students understand relative ages of rock layers and introduces the ideas of the laws of stratigraphy.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17v3UkCMVELI2BZuIMNYL0XNrRxu0lexE/edit?u…Related Content
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