Road bank

Road bank

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This task is about layers of rock.
diagram of rock layers

Question 1Change answer

a) A teacher showed this diagram on an overhead projector.
     What geological process would the class probably have been learning about?

     

Question 2Change answer

b)  Explain what has happened in the diagram.
 

Question 3Change answer

c)  What term would be used to describe the line AB?
     
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
Description of task: 
Students are provided with a diagram and asked to identify the type of geological process that it represents. Students are also required to explain what happened.
Curriculum Links: 
Science capabilities
The capabilities focus is brought about by the conversations you have and the questions you ask 
 
Capability: Interpret representations
Scientists represent their ideas in a variety of ways, including models, graphs, charts, diagrams and written texts.
This resource provides opportunities to discuss particular science representations e.g., rock layers and how they show movement.
Science capabilities: 
Answers/responses: 
 

Y10 (04/1998)

a) Faulting/earth movement/earthquakes/seismic events. easy
b)
Arrows show that rock layers (earth) either side of the line AB (fault line) have moved in opposite directions.
 
difficult
c) Fault line very difficult

 

Diagnostic and formative information: 
   Common error(s)
c) Layers of earth.