3. Unit/Essential/Content
Questions
• 1. How many layers make up the Earth's crust?
• 2. Which layer of the Earth is the hottest?
• 3. Why do we need to know about the Earth's layers?
• 4. What fact about the Earth's composition is most
interesting to you?
• 5. Why do we need to study about the Earth's composition?
• 6. How can learning about the Earth help you make a
difference?
• 7. How do we find information about Earth?
• 8. How does the Earth change?
• 9. What layer of the Earth is closest to us?
• 10. How have people collected date about the Earth's
composition?
4. Summary & Roles
• This unit will focus on Earth’s composition and will teach the
students the layers of the Earth. They will learn through
written, verbal, and oral components. Projects and group
learning will be used.
• Teacher’s Role – The teacher will serve as a liaison for the
groups and will help coordinate learning, planning, and
outlines.
• Parent’s Role – To make sure students are staying on task so
that it does not put groups behind. Students will have
assigned homework parts.
• Student Role – Stay on task, learn, stay organized, help
others, communicate with group, turn in assignments.
5. Benefits
• This lesson will be an introductory lesson for science that will
be learned later on. This lesson will introduce composition so
that learning substances and materials will come easily later
on.
6. Standards & Objectives
• Standard: Describe the Earth's three layers.
• Objective: Make a styrofoam model of the inside of the Earth
with different materials OR cut open an apple.
• http://alex.state.al.us/standardAll.php?grade=3&subject=S1&
summary=2
7. Project Based Learning
• This project will be in groups and the students will have to
work together to complete the task. The project element of
this lesson will provide the student with more thorough
learning than test memorization sometimes offers. The
students will learn, analyze, and communicate what they learn
to others. They will develop an end result that they can look
back on after it is finished. They will also learn collaboration
and teamwork.
8. Contact
• If you or your student needs help during the project, please
feel free to contact me by email, phone a that school, or on
Wiki.
• We can setup a virtual conference if more assistance is
needed.
• Checklists and progress notes will be sent along the way.
