Earth Science Rocks, Soil & Plate Tectonics

Structure of the Earth Lesson

Kayla's store: 4.9 from 6,340+ teacher reviews on TPT

$3.75

Need an lesson and activity for the Structure of the Earth? This is the one! There is a NO-PREP digital lesson included as well as a paper version. There are multiple options to fit your classroom needs. These interactive lessons are special because they are created to help your students remember content by reducing student cognitive load! The lesson includes embedded activities to help students process pieces at a time dealing with the Structure of the Earth.

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Real reviews left by teachers on Kayla's Teachers Pay Teachers listing, where her store is rated 4.9 from 6,340+ reviews.

  • I used this at the beginning of the Earth unit to balance the student's prior knowledge about the Earth. Easy for students to use and me to grade.

    5 out of 5 starsJoyce M.review on TPT

  • Very easy to follow. This resource was exact what I needed

    5 out of 5 starsAnetra H.review on TPT

  • This was a very engaging activity and my students loved it.

    4 out of 5 starsShanna D.review on TPT

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Description

Need an lesson and activity for the Structure of the Earth? This is the one! There is a NO-PREP digital lesson included as well as a paper version. There are multiple options to fit your classroom needs. These interactive lessons are special because they are created to help your students remember content by reducing student cognitive load! The lesson includes embedded activities to help students process pieces at a time dealing with the Structure of the Earth.

 

 

As mentioned, a paper and digital version is included!

 

⭐ Oh, and they are fun!

 

Structure of the Earth Lesson/Activity Covers:

  • the Earth’s layers in order
  • water and atmosphere on Earth
  • compositional and mechanical layers
  • density, temperature, and pressure increase as you go deeper into Earth
  • the Earth’s layers diagram
  • crust, mantle, core
  • continental crust and oceanic crust
  • lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, and inner core
  • and more!

 

Structure of the Earth Interactive Activities Include

  • Anticipation Guide
  • drag-and-drop
  • type in the text box
  • Venn diagram
  • exploring outside resources
  • and more!

 

 

There are 30 slides in all and an answer key is included.

This lesson pairs well with NC Essential Standard: 6.E.2.1