 | Identify the layers of the Earth by their composition. |
| Identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties. |
| Describe a tectonic plate. |
| Explain how scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior. |
| Discover that the Earth is made up of four layers. |
| Know that Earth's crust and upper mantle make up a solid rocky layer called the lithosphere. |
| Recognize that tectonic plate are made of huge slabs of lithosphere. |
| Compare each layer of Earth. |
| Describe Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift. |
Assignment:
Inside Earth Quiz.
| Discover that the Earth is made up of four layers. |
| Know that Earth's crust and upper mantle make up a solid rocky layer called the lithosphere. |
| Recognize that tectonic plate are made of huge slabs of lithosphere. |
| Compare each layer of Earth. |
| Describe Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift. |
| Explain how sea-floor spreading provides a way for continents to move. |
| Describe how new oceanic lithosphere forms at mid-ocean ridges. |
| Explain how magnetic reversals provide evidence for sea-floor spreading. |
| Describe the three types of tectonic plate boundaries. |
| Describe the three forces thought to move tectonic plates. |
| Explain how scientists measure the rate at which tectonic plates move. |
Assignment: Earth Layers Foldable (100-106).
| Discover that the Earth is made up of four layers. |
| Know that Earth's crust and upper mantle make up a solid rocky layer called the lithosphere. |
| Recognize that tectonic plate are made of huge slabs of lithosphere. |
| Compare each layer of Earth. |
Assignment:
Earth Layers Foldable (100-106).
| Discover that the Earth is made up of four layers. |
| Know that Earth's crust and upper mantle make up a solid rocky layer called the lithosphere. |
| Recognize that tectonic plate are made of huge slabs of lithosphere. |
| Compare each layer of Earth. |
Assignment: Earth Layers Foldable (100-106).