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Title:
| Science: Layers of the Earth |
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Description:
| These sites contain information about the layers of the earth. Also includes animated graphics, interactive, audio, games and quizzes about earth's layers. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4 |
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Resource Links:
| ThinkQuest: Rock Planet
This is a student-created site about the rocks and minerals that make up the earth's surface and layers. Includes information about the uses of these various rocks.
ThinkQuest: Geo-Globe
After entering Geo-Globe, scroll down to Geo-Layers and click on "layers". This interactive matching game shows the layers of the earth and layers of the atmosphere. NOTE: The site leads to websites with pop-up ads.
Inside the Earth
This site has illustrations of the earth's layers. Click on "Historical Perspectives" for a description of plate tectonics. Text may be too advanced for younger students, but there is background information for teachers.
The Tech: Inside the Earth
Discover the three main levels or shells inside the earth.
CNN: Layers
An interactive site with animated graphics allows you to explore the depth and layers beneath the surface. Click on a layer to learn more.
PBS: The Savage Earth
PBS animation of the earth's layers. Scroll down and click on "Continue" to view the animation.
Earth's Layers
A slide show about the layers of the earth. Students can go through each frame on the layers of the earth. Lots of colorful illustrations.
Educator's Reference Desk
This lesson uses an egg to represent the layers of the earth.
Elements in the Earth's Layers
Learn about the elements in the different layers of the Earth with this labeled diagram.
Solid Earth Vocabulary Games
Click on the "eWord Game" link under Chapter 8 to test your vocabulary.
Mantle Hotspots
Read about the theory to explain the Hawaiian Islands. This text may be too advanced for younger students, but there is background information for teachers.
eThemes: Rocks and Minerals
These sites describe various rocks and minerals. Includes hands-on activities, online games, many photographs, and two animated movies. Learn about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and some of the more common minerals. There are links to eThemes Resources on fossils and erosion.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 1.1, 1.3, 1.8
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