For educational purposes.

1. This activity was adopted from Science – Grade 10
Learner’s Material First Edition 2015,
frompages 30-31.
Grade 10- Science
1st
Quarter, Module 1
Activity No.
Drop It Like It’s “Hot Spot”
I. Objectives
After performing the activity, you should be able to:
1. Relate hot spot with plate tectonics
II. Materials
 alcohol lamp
 test tube
 test tube holder
 bond paper (2 sheets)
 match
 water
III. Procedures
1. Attach one end of the bond paper to the end of another bond paper.
2. Fill 3/4 of the test tube with water and heat it over an alcohol lamp.
3. While waiting for the water to boil, place the paper on top of the test tube. Be sure
that the two are in contact.
4. Once the water starts boiling and fumes are coming out, hold the paper in the same
position for the next 10 seconds.
5. After 10 seconds, move the bond paper very slowly and horizontally by 10
centimeters. See to it that the paper and test tube are still in contact.
6. Repeat step 5 after another 10 seconds and observe.
IV. Guide Questions:
1. What can you see on the surface of the bond paper?
2. Let’s say that the paper represents the Earth’s crust; what do you think is represented by
the water in the test tube?
3. What geologic feature do you think will be formed at the surface of the crust?
4. Which of the features,at the surface of the crust, will be the oldest? the youngest? Label
these on your paper.

2. This activity was adopted from Science – Grade 10
Learner’s Material First Edition 2015,
frompages 30-31.
5. Which of the features will be the most active? The least active? Label these on your
paper.