Task 2: Cracking up! Plate Tectonics Race
by Mandy Pollock
This is Task 2 (Lesson 2) of four tasks (lessons) of an overall project of “Escaping 7th Grade Science Room.” Students will be constructing Pangea with their group after reviewing the concepts.
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