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- 3rd - 9th
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Students identify the crust, mantle, and core of the Earth and give an approximate ratio and proportion of usable land surface. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine and identify the layer of the Earth. They discover three facts about each layer and construct the layers out of Jell-O. They share their model with the class. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore layers of the earth to develop an understanding of earth's basic structure. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students identify layers of the earth and approximate distances of each, identify and list sciences that study the earth's layers. identify basic composition of each layer, and create construction paper models of the layers of the Earth. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 9th
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Students use a nectarine to represent the planet earth in order to explain the ratio and proportion of the earth's crust, core, and usable land surface. They identify the crust, mantle and core of the earth. Full Review »
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- 4th - 9th
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Students write an environmental story using "Google Earth." They present their stories to the class and respond to classmates' stories. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the basic elements of the Earth's crust: rocks, soils and minerals. They categorize rocks, soils and minerals and how they are literally the foundation for our civilization. They also explore how engineers use rock soils for many different purposes. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students compare and contrast the sizes of Earth and Saturn. They create scale illustrations of each planet and label them. They share their models with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students recognize the changes of the earth and the forces that can cause them. They recognize which of the forces make fast and slow changes. Students analyze that the earth is changing all the time. They investigate the causes of these changes. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students are able to explain basic Earth/sun relationships, including how they influence climate. They are asked: "Why does nighttime happen? Why is it spring during part of the year and winter during another part of the year?" Students are told that even though they cannot feel it, Earth spins around the sun and this spinning creates daytime, nighttime, and the seasons. Full Review »
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