Lesson Plan

POWERPOINT

Earth’s Interior

OBJECTIVE

Students will learn about the various layers that make up the earths interior and be able to show their comprehension by demonstrating their knowledge of the subject.

Topics Covered

  • What makes up the Earth's layers?

  • What layer produces the Earths magnetic field?

  • What keeps the inner core solid?

Vocabulary

  • Asthenosphere

  • Basalt

  • Conduction

  • Convection + Convection Current

  • Crust

  • Density

  • Granite

  • Inner Core

  • Lithosphere

  • Mantle

  • Outer Core

  • Pressure

  • Radiation

  • Seismic Waves


Videos

Lab Content

Layers of the Earth Pudding Cups!

Materials

1 x 5.1 oz box instant vanilla pudding mix

1 x 3.9 oz box instant chocolate pudding mix

5 cups milk

Red, yellow, and green food coloring

1 cup shredded coconut

10 Oreos

1 cup mini marshmallows

8 x 5 oz. clear plastic cups

8 plastic dinosaur toys


Directions

  1. The Earths crust is made up of 4 Layers: Crust,Mantle, Inner and Outer Core.

  2. With each layer for these, an ingredient corresponds to the layer

  3. Layer the marshmallows first

  4. Followed by the pudding

  5. Vanilla -> Oreo -> Coconut