Next, the kids cut out their land pieces. I told them that the pieces used to fit together to make one large land mass. They could use the pieces like a puzzle. The kids explored how the pieces of land could connect together.

I did not set a right or wrong solution to this activity. The pdf printout does have a guide for  younger kids. They can match the pieces where they fit according to the guide.

Since in reality no one knows exactly what the earth looked like back then, we kept things more freeform. This was a free exploration puzzle.

My children ranged in age from 2nd grade to 7th grade when we did this activity.

I enjoy teaching whole group units. In a classroom setting, this activity would be great from first grade on up to high school level. The books you read before doing this plate tectonics puzzle will enhance their learning.

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The kids took their time to arrange the land pieces on their globe page. I did help the little ones when needed. They did well on their own.

After they were happy with their arrangement, the kids each glued their Pangea pieces to the plate tectonics worksheet.

This plate tectonics activity was a thorough hands-on science activity that fit perfectly into our geology homeschool activities. You can do each activity on its own or connect them together into a hands-on study of geology for kids like we did.

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