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Young scholars explore the layers of the Earth and the dynamic changes that they cause on Earth's surface. Volcanoes and earthquakes become the focus of the lesson as the Oregon State quarter and its Crater Lake images are linked to the topic.

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the earth's crust, the earth's layers, the earth's mantle, craters, earthquakes, hypotheses, plate tectonics, the earth, volcanoes, legends, quarters, coins, money

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core, crater, crust, earth, earthquakes, hypothesis, legend, mantle, quarter, reverse, structure, tectonic plates, volcanoes, science
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4th - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Year
2006
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