How the Earth Works: 60 Fun Activities for Exploring Volcanoes, Fossils, Earthquakes, and More
purchased alternative ways to do the activity have been suggested For example if fossil specimens can't be purchased fossil information cards can be used in their place Initially all of the activities will require adult supervision After completing the activities together many teachers and parents choose to set up learning centers using some of the activity materials on the topic being explored This is a great way to extend and expand learning How the Earth Works is an exploration of the won ders of our amazing planet Children are naturally fascinated by all aspects of Earth from the movement of the continents to the awesome power of a volcano Their thirst for quick facts will be quenched through fun fact or fiction cards and trivia cards They will make their own volcanoes mold mountains and take a core sample from a cupcake This book offers science activities for many differ ent kinds of learners Activities reach across the cur riculum integrating language arts music art mathematics geography history and more into the child's exploration of Earth science The Chapter by Chapter Content and Skills Guide on page 179 pro vides a quick key to the many science topics and skills touched on in each chapter Learning about Earth is to step back in time through the stories its fossils minerals rocks and crystals tell Take this adventure with your
How Earth Is Put Together How Earth Is Put Together Earth has four layers inside to out Traveling in space it spins about The inner core's a solid metal ball Known as the center of the earth to all The outer core is layer number two It's liquid iron and nickel all through A mantle of rock is layer three Crust forms the surface for land and sea Earth is a puzzle of 13 plates Slowly moving as they meet their mates Some collide some slide some let lava through As they float beneath both me and you Long ago the continents were all in one Their constant movement is never done Seven continents slowly move around
