As you saw and read on the previous screens, evidence plays an important role in turning an idea into a theory. In this activity, you will sort information on a concept map to show how different pieces of evidence support an idea or theory. In some cases, a piece of evidence will support more than one theory.
Click below to begin the activity. Your teacher will review the answers with you.
Then, before moving on to the final assignment, you may want to watch this lesson's video again or reread Plate Tectonics—Proof That Wegener Was Right (PDF).
Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
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Space | Pause/Play video playback |
Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
Plate Tectonics: Scientist Behind the Theory