Layers of Earth
Layers of the Earth Slides – review 4 layers & bullet notebook facts (use first 4-5 slides)
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Earths_layers/Earths_layers1.html
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0037-the-earth-earth-inside-out.php - KidsGeo.com – Kid friendly
information on the Layers of Earth and Types of Rocks
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/ - Geography Games for Kids!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9j1xGaxYzY – Layers of the Earth Rap Video on YouTube –
FUN
http://www.educationalrap.com/song/layers-of-the-earth.html - Layers of the Earth Rap Song Lyrics
Plate Tectonics – Volcanoes and Earthquakes
http://www.volcano.si.edu/tdpmap/ - Global Volcanism Program – allows you to look up volcanoes by region,
name, or last eruption date, has world map with volcano locations
http://geology.com/plate-tectonics.shtml - geology.com – Plate tectonics interactive map
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/plate.html - Interactives Dynamic Earth – Interactive map
shows plates and highlights the types of movement and where they can be found
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/ A Science Odyssey: You Try It: Plate Tectonics – Interactive
maps show plate movement
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.lp_platetectonics/ - Digital Media for the
Classroom – videos and interactive maps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4KbyB2UnTM - Volcanic Eruption w/words & song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe7mfz8dnjw – Earthquake Rumble song
FUN
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Types of Rocks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihfKNRdlE2E&feature=related – Three main rocks and the rock cycle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNLmBVBfn38 – Three types of rocks with examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53lMdHzvGCQ – YouTube video for the rock cycle song
FUN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_FpzAOlqZc&feature=related - Rocks Rock Harder song
FUN
Earth’s Layers - Rap Song Lyrics
Lyrics
Chorus
Throw your hands up for the layers of the earth
Throw ‘em up for what’s below the surface
Throw your hands up, and let’s discuss
The inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust
Verse I
The layer we’ll discuss first
Is the central inner core, in the center of the earth
A solid ball buried below the dirt
We believe it’s primarily metallic iron
You could never take a trip to the inner core, right?
The heat will burn you up, 9,000º Fahrenheit
4,000 miles below the Earth’s crust
One down three to go y’all.
1,800 miles from the tip top
The outer core is hard at work and it don’t stop.
It’s busy spinning around the inner core, and listen,
This steady movement causes Earth’s magnetism.
Ranging from 4 to 9,000 degrees,
It contributes 1/5 of the heat flowin’ to you and me.
It’s liquid metals that violently flow
So let it settle… and when you’re ready let me know. Just…
Chorus
Verse II
The mantle layer is the largest of the class.
About half of our planet’s mass.
The mantle is composed of very hot dense rocks,
That move and flow, always on the go, they never lock,
Never stop, and they’re responsible for tectonic shift
Please believe the Earth’s plates are adrift
It’s pretty thick and the heat is awesome
1,600 at the top, 4,000 at the bottom
The continental crust’s surface is where we breathe
A lot of rock up to 25 miles deep.
The oceanic crust is next door
It’s 3-5 miles thick just below the ocean floor.
Earth’s surface: 70% H20.
Where do you get all that water? Salty sea flow,
fresh water’s in the glaciers, ice caps, and snow.