Bringing Plate Tectonics to Life through Stop Motion Animation




Science teachers, Mrs. Cordero and Mrs. Dorn, at Garnet Valley Middle School, had their 6th grade students showcase their knowledge of plate tectonics in an innovative way.  For this lesson, students brought plate tectonics to life through Stop Motion Animation films.

Working in groups of 3 to 4 students. each group was given one of the three types of Plate Tectonic Boundaries: Convergent. Divergent, or Transform.  After working together to brainstorm how to bring their plate boundary to life, each group developed and wrote a story board while choosing the necessary materials to support their stories.

These materials included, but were not limited to, legos, graham crackers, cookie wafers, cardboard, styrofoam, and even homemade nutella mud! The next day, students worked together to construct their particular plate boundary and used the app, Stop Motion Pro to create their video tutorials.  Check out some of the videos below to see our students' final products!












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