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227 resources with the concept the earth's layers

Layers of the Earth Lesson Plan

Layers of the Earth

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
We can't dig a hole through the Earth, so how do we know about the layers beneath our feet? Scholars learn about layering through hands-on exploration of common materials. They study the characteristics of each layer and apply their...
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Structure of the Earth Interactive

Structure of the Earth

6th - 9th
What lies beyond the ground beneath our feet? Young geologists learn the four main layers of Earth with an engaging puzzle set. The interactive illustrates each layer, and users must place them correctly before they can progress to the...
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Everything You Need to Know About Planet Earth Video

Everything You Need to Know About Planet Earth

7 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Earth provides all of the systems needed for life, and how it does that is very complex. The video explains how Earth got here and what makes it special. It details its layers, the atmosphere, and human's place on the planet.
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Subduction Zones Interactive

Subduction Zones

6th - 12th
Sink into an interactive learning experience about subduction zones! Junior oceanographers examine the earth-shaking and earth-making effects of subduction in the fourth installment in a 13-part series. Hands-on activities include...
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The Earth Video

The Earth

10 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Your fingernails grow at approximately the same rate Earth's continents move. The video discusses Earth as a planet, its layers, our magnetic field, the atmosphere, and the human impact on Earth. It provides interesting facts that...
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Restless Earth Presentation

Restless Earth

5th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
In less than 25 years, the continent of Australia moved 4.9 feet thanks to plate tectonics. The presentation introduces the idea of the layers of the earth as well as plate tectonics. It goes into why the plates move and where we believe...
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Clay Model Earth Lesson Plan

Clay Model Earth

4th - 7th
What a great way to incorporate hands-on learning while teaching about the earth's layers. The class observes an overhead transparency (linked in Included Materials) as they create their own model Earth using different colors of clay....
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Earthly Waves Unit

Earthly Waves

8th
CCSS: Designed
How did scientists discover what lies beneath the earth's surface? Dig a hole? X-ray vision? Guide your class through the types of seismic waves and how these waves helped shed light on Earth's many layers. The included resources provide...
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Earth's Structure Lesson Plan

Earth's Structure

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
How do we know what layers are inside of the earth since we can't dig that deep? The first in a series of five lessons introduces the concept of sampling and testing a hypothesis about what is inside a sphere. Using two spheres that look...
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Final Project: The Earth, Inside Earth Lesson Plan

Final Project: The Earth, Inside Earth

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Follow in Jules Verne's footsteps and take a journey to the center of the earth! Middle schoolers work together to design a trip inside the earth using their knowledge from the previous lessons in the unit.
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Lesson Four: The Earth, Layers of Earth Lesson Plan

Lesson Four: The Earth, Layers of Earth

6th - 8th
Get your hands dirty with a set of earth science activities! Class members delve into a hard-boiled egg to find the similarities to the earth's layers, create a papier-mâché model of the earth, craft a simulation of the earth's...
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Lesson One: The Earth, Background and Glossary Lesson Plan

Lesson One: The Earth, Background and Glossary

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
How much do you really know about our planet? Middle schoolers build up their prior knowledge about Earth, its placement in the solar system, its composition, and important geological vocabulary with an introductory earth science...
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Earth Science Lesson Plan

Earth Science

9th - 12th
Explore the consistency of the earth's layers and soil through modeling. By conducting an engaging experiment, learners develop a model for the earth's layers and a soil profile using edible materials. Each material is chosen based on...
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Could I Dig a Hole Through the Earth? Video

Could I Dig a Hole Through the Earth?

4 mins K - 5th
CCSS: Adaptable
Why can't we dig through to the other side of the Earth? There are many layers and lots of heat, so the job is impossible. Watch a video that describes and explains each layer of the Earth.
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Build Earth from the Inside Out! - #sciencegoals Video

Build Earth from the Inside Out! - #sciencegoals

6 mins K - 5th
CCSS: Adaptable
The deeper you go into the Earth, the hotter it's going to get. Discover what is actually beyond the Earth's crust and why it gets hotter and hotter the further you go.
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Plate Tectonics Cycle — Fifth Grade
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Plate Tectonics Cycle — Fifth Grade

5th
Math/Science Nucleus provides a set of four resources that take a deeper look into the parts of the plate tectonics cycle. Each resource contains hands-on activities and labs to help fifth graders develop a better understanding of one of Earth's most important systems.
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Plate Tectonics II Lesson Plan

Plate Tectonics II

9th - 12th
Mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, island arcs, mountain ranges, earthquakes, volcanoes ... there are so many features associated with plate tectonics. The 14th installment of a 23-part NOAA Enrichment in Marine sciences and Oceanography...
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Why Does The Earth Have Layers? Video

Why Does The Earth Have Layers?

5 mins 6th - 12th
How is the Earth like an onion? In this video from PBS Digital Studios, viewers first learn the different layers of Earth and their properties. In addition, they hear how these layers came about, starting with the Big Bang theory and the...
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Plate Tectonics Lesson Plan

Plate Tectonics

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Young scholars observe a presentation on plate tectonics, layers of the earth, and plate boundaries. They then use the Internet to research major plates and label them on a world map.
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Waves and Density Lesson Plan

Waves and Density

6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Tectonic relationships prove when there is too much friction, the fault lies near. This STEM science lesson plan is designed as a guided inquiry experiment. Scholars know the question but must choose their materials, formulate their...
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Earthquakes: Second Grade Lesson Plans and Activities Unit
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Earthquakes: Second Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

2nd
CCSS: Adaptable
What causes earthquakes? Second graders learn about stresses from plate movement with a set of hands-on activities. After tracing fault lines on a map with yarn, class members create a paper plate model of Earth to show its layers and...
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Volcanoes: Fifth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities Unit
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Volcanoes: Fifth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

5th
CCSS: Adaptable
Fifth graders explore volcanoes and the rocks they produce using the Internet. The lab portion of the lesson prompts young scientists to compare and describe igneous rocks. Next, they critique a pair or more of books on volcanoes in...
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A Hole in the Planet! Worksheet

A Hole in the Planet!

6th
CCSS: Adaptable
What would happen if we encountered a large hole in the earth's crust? After reading a short passage about Earth's layers, sixth graders answer five questions to determine the meaning of vocabulary words in context.
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Test Your Science Knowledge! Activities & Project

Test Your Science Knowledge!

1st - 4th
CCSS: Adaptable
Challenge the knowledge of your young scientists with this colelction of online quizzes based on the Magic School Bus series. Covering a wide range of topics from insects to outer space, this resource is a quick and easy way to assess...
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