It has been a busy week for science! On Monday, we started a new unit about "What's inside the Earth?" We began by using 6 pages to identify and illustrate some key vocabulary terms: inner core, outer core, mantle, composition, crust, plate tectonics,convergent boundary, divergent boundary, transform boundary, fault, crustal plates, and ocean basin. Students finished that up on Tuesday in class. If they did not, they were to complete it for homework.
Wednesday we did a difficult group activity to identify the layers of the earth and create a scale model with cubes. Overall, the students worked hard at it.
Thursday, of course, was the agricultural field trip. Many students got to milk a cow, try muscadine grapes, and learn about some interesting plants. At the end of the day, the students wrote letters to show their gratitude for the experience.
Tomorrow we will pick up with our study of the layers of the earth. Tomorrow and next week, we will be using this website http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/index.html as a class to learn more about the layers of Earth.
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