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The document outlines the structure of the Earth, detailing its four layers: the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core, along with their compositions. It introduces the concept of continental drift, explaining how tectonic plates move due to mantle currents, leading to significant changes in the Earth's appearance over time, including the formation of the supercontinent Pangea. The document also emphasizes prior and future learning connections related to Earth's geology.

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L1 Earth Structure.pptx

The document outlines the structure of the Earth, detailing its four layers: the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core, along with their compositions. It introduces the concept of continental drift, explaining how tectonic plates move due to mantle currents, leading to significant changes in the Earth's appearance over time, including the formation of the supercontinent Pangea. The document also emphasizes prior and future learning connections related to Earth's geology.

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Earth Structure

Know: The structure of the earth.


Understand: What is meant by the term continental drift.

Keywords: Core, Crust, Mantle, Pangea


KS3 Unit: Earth : Earth Structure
Lesson 1: Structure of the Earth
Chemistry
Lesson 2: Igneous & Sedimentary Rock
Lesson 3: Metamorphic Rock & Classification
Lesson 4: Weathering and erosion
Lesson 5: The Rock Cycle

Lesson Sequence

Where have I seen this before?


KS2: In primary school you would have
compared rocks based on their physical
appearance.

KS4: In year 11 you will study the earths


atmosphere.
Prior/Future Learning
What is our earth made up from? I DO

The earth is a sphere


made up of 4 layers.
What is our earth made up from? I DO

The crust is the rocky outer


layer-
made of huge pieces of
land called tectonic plates
that float on the mantle.
What is our earth made up from? I DO

The mantle is the layer


underneath the crust.

It is liquid and is made of


magma (melted rock).

It is this which is released


when volcanoes erupt.
What is our earth made up from? I DO

The outer core is close to


the centre of the Earth.

It is a liquid made of 2
metals (Iron and Nickel).
What is our earth made up from? I DO

The inner core is the


centre of the earth.

It is solid and made from 2


metals (Iron and Nickel)
What is our earth made up from? WE DO

1) What is the inner most layer of the earth called?


Inner Core
2) What is crust made from?
Tectonic Plates
3) What is the layer underneath the crust?
Mantle
4) Describe the centre of the earth.
Solid Metal- Nickle & Iron
What is our earth made up from? YOU DO

Crust
Describe each of the 4 layers of the
Mantle
Outer Core earth:
Inner Core
Crust: Rocky outer layer made from tectonic
Crust 1) plates that float on the mantle.

Mantle: It is a liquid and made from


2) magma
Mantle
Outer Core: It is liquid, made from 2
3) metals. Nickle & Iron
Outer Core
4) Inner Core: It is solid, made from 2
Inner Core metals. Nickle & Iron
Tectonic plates I DO

The crust of the Earth is broken


into plates of different sizes.
Continental Drift I DO

The plates are not stationary.

There is movement in the


mantle which flow slowly, and
push and pull the tectonic
plates causing them to drift.
This is known as continental
drift.
Tectonic plates I DO

Continental drift happens


very slowly and over a long
period of time but causes a
huge change in how the Earth
looks.

(Happens at roughly the same


rate as fingernail growth)
Pangea I DO

Pangea: This is how scientists think


the Earth looked many millennia
ago

(all land mass close together and as


one)
Pangea I DO

Pangea was a supercontinent that contained almost all of the land in the Earth.

Over time, the plates moved, causing the land to separate.

This process is continental drift.


Pangea WE DO

Crust of the Earth is broken into _________


The ________ Plates
Tectonic ________ of
Stationary There is movement
different sizes. The plates are not __________.
in the mantle which flow slowly, and push and pull the tectonic
Continental _____.
plates causing them to drift. This is known as __________ Drift

Slowly and over a long period of


This process happens very _________
time
________ looks.
but causes a huge change in how the Earth ________.

Time tectonic looks crust continental slowly


drift plates stationary
Keywords I DO

What does the word compare mean?


Similarities & Differences
Pangea YOU DO

Compare the appearance of the Earth's crust early on to now.


End Point Task YOU DO

This image shows how the surface of the Earth has changed
over time.

1. Currents in the mantle pushing and pulling the


1. Describe what caused this change.
tectonic plates.
2. Continental
2. What is the movement of tectonic driftas?
plates known
3. Continental drift is very slow so the changes take
3. Why has this change taken millionsa very long time.
of years?
4. Pangea is different to the modern day surface of
4. Describe how Pangea is differentthe Earth
to the as Pangea
modern has all of the land together
day surface
of the Earth. whereas the modern day surface of the Earth has
the land spread out and separated.
DT:
DT: Why are different parts of the The appearing
Earth tectonic plates are different
to move at sizes and moving
different speeds? in different directions.
Pangea YOU DO

Compare the appearance of the Earth's crust early on to now.

In Pangea the arrangement of the crust


is……

In present day the arrangement of the


crust is…..

Whereas they both…….

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