Graham Cracker Lab

In our graham cracker lab, which example demonstrated the formation of mountains?

• pushing the fruit rollup under the graham cracker

• pulling the fruit rollups apart

• sliding the graham crackers against each other

• pushing the graham crackers into each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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How do we find volume? (Think about your graham cracker lab!)

• Volume = density / mass

• Volume = length x width x height

• Volume = density / length

• Density = mass / volume

In the Graham Cracker Lab, what does the graham cracker represent in a tectonic plate model?

• A) Oceanic crust

• B) Continental crust

• C) Mantle

• D) Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which process is demonstrated by sliding two graham crackers past each other?

• A) Subduction

• B) Divergent boundary

• C) Transform boundary

• D) Convergent boundary

What scientific concept is illustrated by pushing two graham crackers together until one slides over the other?

• A) Earthquake formation

• B) Mountain building

• C) Volcanic eruption

• D) Ocean trench formation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In the Graham Cracker Lab, what does the fruit roll-up represent?

• A) Oceanic crust

• B) Continental crust

• C) Mantle

• D) Lithosphere

What happens when you pull the fruit roll-ups apart in the Graham Cracker Lab?

• A) Formation of a mountain

• B) Creation of a rift valley

• C) Formation of a trench

• D) Creation of a plateau

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which layer of the Earth is modeled by the frosting in the Graham Cracker Lab?

• A) Crust

• B) Mantle

• C) Outer core

• D) Inner core

What does the movement of graham crackers over frosting simulate?

• A) Plate tectonics

• B) Erosion

• C) Weathering

• D) Sedimentation

In the Graham Cracker Lab, what does the pressure applied to the graham crackers represent?

• A) Gravitational force

• B) Tectonic stress

• C) Magnetic force

• D) Atmospheric pressure