Structure of the Earth Project
Scientists think about Earth’s layers in two ways: by their chemical
makeup and by their physical properties. Scientists divide Earth into
three layers based on chemical makeup: crust, mantle and core. Scientists
also divide Earth into five layers based on physical properties:
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer and inner core.
Students need to create a model of the structure of the Earth. Models can
be constructed out of any material(s) and can be represented in any
dimension.
Projects Due Friday October 23
Name:
Constructed
Model of a
Cut-Away
Earth
Layer
Descriptions
Overall
Attractiveness
Period:
20
15
Model is well
constructed
and clearly
includes
Earth's
compositional
and physical
layers to scale
Model is
constructed
adequately
and includes
Earth's
compositional
layers and/or
the physical
layers to scale
10
5
Model
Model is
construction
poorly
is basic and
constructed
includes some containing the
of Earth's
main layers of
compositional
Earth, but
layers or a
lacks the subfew physical layers. Layers
layers made
are not made
to scale
to scale
Each layer
Each layer
Each layer is
Layers are
(compositional (compositional
labeled and
labeled, but no
and physical)
and physical)
scientific
scientific
is clearly
is labeled and
facts are
information is
labeled and
each layer
included
included
includes
includes at
scientific
least one
information
scientific fact
for each layer
The model is
The model is
The model is
The model
exceptionally
attractive in
acceptably
lacks
creative and
terms of
attractive
neatness/
attractive in
design, layout
attractiveness.
terms of
and neatness
design, layout
and neatness
Total
Score