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- 3rd - 5th
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Students participate in activities that provide evidence, illustrations and visualizations for some of the changes in the earth's crust. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students make a model of the Earth's crust out of foam in order to better explain the make-up of the Earth's layers. They add continents and oceans. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the concepts and theories involved in Plate Tectonics. They identify the results of the convergence and movement of the Earth's plates through these activities. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students show the stress and strain involved in the movements of the earth's crust with the use of working models. In addition, students show how the forces of compression, tension, and shearing effect the movement of the earth's crust. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students describe composition of our planet Earth and identify, describe, and demonstrate knowledge of the forces that change the Earth's crust. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students, using a candy bar, gum, and Twizzlers, demonstrate the effects of deformational forces on the earth's crust. They examine the processes of rock and fossil formation. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students watch the movie "Discovering Timpanogos Cave" to study the changes in the Earth's crust and the formation of caverns. They experiment with vinegar and limestone to observe changes and record crystal formation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the eight elements that make up the earth's crust. They conduct Internet research, develop a data table, develop a model of an atom, interpret information to identify the eight elements, and create a circle graph using data. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine the four different plate boundaries found in the Earth's crust. They determine where the boundaries are and why they are there. They research the Internet to find information about each of the boundaries in order to share the information with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students use clay to form models of the different landforms and then complete a data table using a map, atlas, or the Internet to locate famous landforms in the United States. Students complete various activities, writing down their observations in a journal used at the end of the unit as assessment. Students draw and label the six landforms, as well as picture of two slow and quick changes to the earth's crust. Full Review »
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