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Plate Tectonics Day 4 Earth's Interior Structure and Convection Currents Lesson PlanPlate Tectonics Day 4 Earth's Interior Structure and Convection Currents Lesson Plan
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Young scholars introduced to the interior structure of the Earth. They explore how the Earth's interior is broken down according to both it's physical properties and it's chemical composition. Students explore how convection currents within the Earth's mantel drive plate tectonics.

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chemical properties, physical properties, plate tectonics

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6th - 8th
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Science
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