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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Earth: Our World in Motion

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource is a place for learning all about the Earth--the Earth's layers, its history, rocks and minerals, and interesting Earth science facts and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet American Museum of...
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BBC

Bbc Future: Journey to the Centre of the Earth

For Students 4th - 7th
Explore deep underground and deep in the ocean to discover what lies beneath the surface. Don't stop until the final destination: the core of the Earth.
Interactive
World Geography Games

World Geography Games: Earth's Layers

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the layers of the Earth through this interactive quiz.
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Oregon State University

Osu: Volcano World: Layers of the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a website not only on the mantle but also about all the layers of the earth.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth Layers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will recognize that changes that occur in the layers of the Earth (volcanoes and earthquakes) are a result of forces acting upon it.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Edible Earth

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a look at the layers that make up our Earth: inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. Then have fun making a model of the Earth's interior that you can eat up.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Dynamic Earth Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into the structure of the Earth to learn what causes earthquakes, volcanoes, and more.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Let's Build the Earth!: The Structure of the Earth's Crust and Interior

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
For this activity, students will make observations then construct a "sample" model representation of the Earth's layers. They will compare and contrast the movement and material in each layer explaining the location and what it contains.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: The Earth's Atmosphere

For Students 3rd - 8th
Windows to the Universe offers information on the Earth's atmosphere. The site contains links to a weather crossword puzzle and images.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Temperature of the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.
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Other

Spacetech's Orrery: Earth Our Home Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very interesting overview of our home planet, Earth. Content includes a focus on the atmosphere, the pull of gravity, and the active surface.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Inside the Earth

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a website to learn not only about the inner and outer core, but also about the crust and the mantle of the interior of the earth.
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The Tech Interactive

Tech Museum of Innovation: Inside the Earth

For Students 3rd - 8th
As an overview of the online exhibit on earthquakes, this site discusses the various sections inside the Earth. The crust, the mantle, and the core are each individually discussed.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Density of Earth Materials

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compare the densities of six different rocks/minerals collected from different environments, and then predict which rocks have the highest and lowest densities. Then they construct and test their hypothesis by calculating the...
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Other

Google Earth Teach: Maps

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A free opportunity to allow students and educators to learn and engage using Google Earth. A variety of maps may be selected and multiple layers chosen to display different aspects of each map.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Earth Origin, Composition, and Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, you will learn about how the Earth formed as well as the composition and structural layers of the Earth's interior.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Science Labelling Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In a series of five interactive science games, students first study labeled diagrams to learn the names of the Earth's layers, of a flower's parts, of a fish's anatomy, of the human respiratory system, and of layers of the atmosphere....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Outer Layers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the various layers of the Earth.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Earth's Atmosphere

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the composition of and the layers in Earth's atmosphere.
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Other

Nearpod: The Sun's Impact on Earth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson on the sun's impact on Earth, students will explore the layers of the sun and describe how the Earth is impacted by the sun's physical properties.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Interior of the Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify the layers of the Sun's interior. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Interior of the Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify the layers of the sun's internal structure.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Reducing Ozone Destruction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How banning CFCs helped protect the ozone layer.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Correlation Using Relative Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How rock layers in different locations can be connected to make pictures of a region's geology.

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