Course: What Lies Below?

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- What Lies Below?
- Geological Changes - Teacher Background v2 File
  
  An introduction to the Earth and tectonic plate movement to assist with the teaching of geological changes.
- Spinning Spirals – Teacher Demonstration File
  
  This activity demonstrates convection currents, linking them to internal activity of the Earth.
- Spinning Spirals – Teachers' Notes File
- Denser Down – Student Activity File
  
  This activity examines density and its role in the internal differentiation of our Earth.
- Denser Down – Teacher Notes File
- Earth Egg Model – Student Activity File
  
  Two activities using eggs. Activity one uses a hard boiled egg to simulate the layers of the Earth while activity two examines tectonic plates.
- Earth Egg Model – Teacher Notes File
- Layers of the Earth (Density) – Student Activity File
  
  Activity one asks students to calculate the relative proportions of the layers of the Earth. Activity two asks them to produce models.
- Layers of the Earth (Density) – Teacher Notes File