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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earth's Core

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the composition of the Earth's core.
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Interactive
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Deeper Discovery: Earth's Anatomy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interactive site provides information on each layer of the earth. Click on a layer to discover more about it.
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Handout
Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa: Classroom of the Future: Spheres: Lithosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the NASA Classroom of the Future, you can learn about the many different layers of the earth and see what the earth would look like cut in half.
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Lesson Plan
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute: Earth Bowl

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This activity from The Franklin Institute demonstrates the layers of the earth using gelatin, pudding, graham crackers, and a few other items. The students actually construct a representation of the earth that they can eat.
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
Diagrams explain the internal composition of the earth. The mantle and the core are discussed along with the role density played in the initial formation of the layers.