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Edible Four-Layer Earth

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This lesson plan is designed to come after students have studied about the four main layers of the earth. They may relate the size of the sections to known objects such as the mantle to the size of a grapefruit and the outer core to the size of an egg. The edible earth is made from four layers of different colored ice cream and sprinkles.

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earth's inner core, the earth's layers, the earth's crust, the earth's mantle, the earth's outer core

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crust, inner core, mantle, outer core, science
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Grade
1st - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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