Structure of the Earth Lesson

This full lesson includes a lesson PowerPoint with student activities and tasks included within the document. Answers are also included at each stage for student review. This lesson focusses on the structure of the Earth in terms of the mantle, inner and outer core and the crust. Follow up activities include extension questions, as well as key questions on the atmosphere to extend knowledge. The lesson also touches on basic maths skills such as reading a pie chart.

Included in the lesson:

Engaging starter task
Lesson objectives and lesson keywords
Task 1: Information extraction task
Extension question review
Task 2: The Earth’s crust composition with answer review
Task 3: The atmosphere true or false
Reflective fun plenary activity

This lesson is ideal for students who have no prior knowledge on the topic. The lesson introduces new keywords such as ‘mantle’ and ‘core’ and engages students through linked activities which are fully resourced and come with accompanying answers.

The resource is a Powerpoint presentation with an accompanying PDF copy, so the resource can be edited and there is also a print-ready version for included worksheets.

Please note there may be some American spellings in this lesson and please feel free to ask any further questions before purchasing