
The teacher should begin pulling the leaves off the onion, showing how there are layers to the onion just like there are layers to the Earth.

The teacher should ask the students if they know what the onion and the Earth have in common. The teacher should ask the students some questions about the onion. The teacher should show the students the onion and ask them to identify the vegetable. The teacher will begin the class by doing the “Earth As An Onion” demonstration. How will the learning of this content be facilitated? What each layer of the Earth is made up of. To reach this lesson’s objective, students need to understand:Įarth is not just made up of soil, rocks, and grass. What is the most important content in this lesson? “Layers of the Earth” match game materials:Ĭardstock (to print cards onto- optional) “What’s Inside the Earth?” information packet: Video: “Structure of the Earth and Its Different Layers | Chemistry for All | The Fuse School” by FuseSchool - Global Education “Earth As An Onion” demonstration materials: Materials and Free Resources to Download for this Lesson: What do you know about the Earth’s layers? How will students prior knowledge be activated? Prepare the Learner: Activating Prior Knowledge. When we go outside, we see grass and dirt, but do you think there is more to the Earth? What do you think the Earth is made up of?

Questions that encompasses the objective: The students will be able to describe tectonic plates and how they cause earthquakes. The students will be able to describe the depth of each layer of the Earth. The students will be able to describe each layer of the Earth. The students will be able to name the layers of the Earth.

The students will learn about the layers of the Earth.
