Earth Science 2 Unit 1 Day 2

Learning: Students will learn about Earth's strucuture by researching details about the layers of Earth using partners, words (lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, crust, inner core, outer core) and graphic organizer.


Questions:

1. What layer of the Earth's surface is the most important? Explain. (book/brain)
2. What is the asthenosphere? (book)
3. What makes the inner core of Earth so unique? (book)

Details to Research:

• Depth of the layer
• Thickness of the layer
• Composition of the Layer
• Temperature of the Layer
• 2-3 other important details about the layer

Web Resources to Use for Class Today:

The Earth's Four Layers
Earth's Structure
The Earth Inside