Students closely examine the earth's crust and various landforms. In this Earth's layers instructional activity students work in cooperative groups and analyze their roles and responsibilities therein. Each group is assigned a specific...

Students explore convection. In this lesson on heat and energy, students investigate how heat moves in convection currents. They use their finding to better understand how convection currents effect the movement of tectonic plates.

In these earth science worksheets student complete this project to model activity in the mantle, one Earth's four layers. The project includes liquid and powder materials in addition to several measuring components. Students must then...