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
2 Earth’s Inside Like an Egg What does Earth have in common with a hard boiled egg Compare the two on page 14 3 Spin Your Earth Color the layers inside Earth and spin your world page 16 4 A Jarful of Layers To create a jar model of Earth's layers follow the recipe on page 18 5 Solid and Liquid Like the Mantle Is it possible for a substance to be both solid and liq uid at the same time Make your own semisolid mix ture page 20 and feel for yourself 6 Core Sampling Cupcake Have you ever wondered how geologists learn what is inside Earth Take a cupcake core sample page 22 to learn how it's done 7 Slow Floating plates Watch your graham cracker plates collide slide and glide into each other just like Earth's plates follow ing the directions on page 24 8 Make a Model Earth's crust Make a model of Earth's crust inside a plastic food container You'll need a package of Jell O with the Jig glers recipe on it pie dough and a little bit of frost ing to make the cool model on page 26 9 From One to Seven Amazing Continents Break apart your own continents and then put the puzzle back together again page
