Graham Crackers, Frosting and Plate Tectonics

Under the guidance of Ms. Alexander and Mr. Bissell, our 6th grade science students are engaged in a "Snack Tectonics" activity today. To illustrate the concept of plate tectonics, students are building models using some very tasty snacks. The fruit roll up oceanic crust moves nicely across the frosting mantle to illustrate sea floor spread and the moist graham cracker continental plates crash together to form mountains (illustrating the formation of mountains such as the Himalayas). Students are also becoming familiar with new vocabulary and using scientific terms to describe the movement of their "snacks."

See below for some visuals...