Candy Bar Earth Students model Earth's interior and plate tectonics (movement at the boundaries) by manipulating...

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Title:	Candy Bar Earth
Resource ID:	1881
URL:	http://www.baesi.org/CandyBar.doc
Resource Description:	Students model Earth's interior and plate tectonics (movement at the boundaries) by manipulating taffy and a Milky Way candy bar. This is a worksheet-led activity to help students "visualize" the movement of the plates and to relate Earth's interior to objects they see on a regular basis.

Instructional Component Type(s):

Worksheet, Teaching Idea (Primary Type)

Keywords:

candy bar, earth, plate tectonics, earth's interior, plate boundaries

Intended Audience:

Educators, Students

Suggested Technology:

Microsoft Office

Resource Collection:

CPALMS

RELATED STANDARDS (2)

» SC.7.E.6.1: Describe the layers of the solid Earth, including the lithosphere, the hot convecting mantle, and the dense metallic liquid and solid cores.
Cognitive Complexity: Moderate l Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Belongs to: Earth Structures

Related Instructional Resources » More Information »

» SC.7.E.6.5: Explore the scientific theory of plate tectonics by describing how the movement of Earth's crustal plates causes both slow and rapid changes in Earth's surface, including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and mountain building.
Cognitive Complexity: Moderate l Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Belongs to: Earth Structures

Related Instructional Resources » More Information »

RELATED ACCESS POINTS (2)

» SC.7.E.6.In.a:	Identify that Earth has three layers (crust, mantle, and core) and describe the inside (core) as the hottest layer. Related Instructional Resources » More Information »
» SC.7.E.6.Su.a:	Recognize that the surface of Earth is called the crust. Related Instructional Resources » More Information »

PEDAGOGY

Subject:	NGSSS: Science
Grade Level(s):	7

Instructional Time:	40 minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:	Yes

SOURCE & ACCESS INFORMATION

Name of Author/Source:	Rocks and Shocks Workshop
Resource recommended by:	Theresa Shannan Romer
Web Address of Author/Source:	http://www.baesi.org/CandyBar.doc
Is this Resource freely Available?	Yes
Access Privileges:	Public

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