Science 10 Name: ________________________ Block: ______ Piecing Together Pangaea Purpose: To use geological evidence to reconstruct the supercontinent of Pangaea. Procedure: 1. Refer to the last page of this document. Cut out each continent, trimming the pieces just to the edge of the dotted lines. The dotted lines represent the true continental edges, the continental shelves. 2. Use the clues provided in the legend below and the shapes of the continents to help you reconstruct Pangaea. Piece together the continent shapes into a supercontinent on a separate piece of paper. Remember, Pangaea broke up and the continents moved apart to their present locations, so a modern world map may give you some clues as to how they all fit together. When you have the best fit possible, glue the continents in place. Questions: 1. Which continents were easiest to fit together? Explain why. 2. a) Why did you use several pieces of evidence to reconstruct Pangaea, not just one?