Students examine the structure of sonnets. They compare and contrast them with modern day poetry. They write their own sonnet after changing the language in another sonnet to see why the author choosed certain words.

Students identify the three layers of the earth: core, mantle and crust. They demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of convergent and divergent motions of the earth and an understanding of plate tectonics.

Young scholars explore plate tectonics by conducting a class experiment. In this earthquake instructional activity, students utilize scrap wood, sandpaper, rubber bands and a sanding belt to create a model earthquake experiment which...