Learning Focus: What is the structure of the earth?

Learning Outcomes

What: Find out about the structure of the earth

How: Create a machine and describe a journey to the earth’s core

Why: To understand the different layers that make up the earth

Watch the video clip about the structure of the earth and write

down:

• The names of the four layers

• Information about each layer Tectonics

Outer core

Crust

Mantle

Inner core

Task: Read the information above and write the key points down next to which layer it is describing.

After looking at each of the layers of the earth you are

going to design a machine to travel to the centre of the

earth.

Read the story to help

you think about what

your machine will need to get through each layer.

Share your design with a partner and explain to them

why the machine is designed in this way.

Think about what we have learnt this lesson in your

explanations!

Learning Focus: What is the structure of the earth?

Learning Outcomes

What: Find out about the structure of the earth

How: Create a machine and describe a journey to the earth’s core

Why: To understand the different layers that make up the earth

Homework

Describe what a journey in your

machine would be like to the centre of

the earth.

Use what you have learnt about each of

the layers to help you.