Label the Layers of the Earth
5th grade layers of the Earth worksheet: label the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core, mark each solid or liquid and color the diagram.
5th Grade Layers of the Earth Worksheets
5th grade layers of the Earth worksheets: crust, mantle, outer core and inner core, how thick and hot each layer is, and how scientists learn about Earth's inside.
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Earth's Layers Facts Table
5th grade Earth layers fact table: place 16 facts on what the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core are made of, their state, thickness and heat.
Scale Model of Earth's Layers
5th grade Earth layers scale model: convert kilometers to centimeters with 1 cm = 500 km, then mark and color each layer on a 13 cm strip.
How Scientists Know What Is Inside Earth
5th grade reading passage on how scientists know what is inside Earth: Kola borehole, seismic waves and meteorites, with 9 questions and an answer key.
Earth Is Like a Peach
5th grade Earth layers worksheet: match a cut peach to the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core, judge the model and design a food model of your own.
Layers of the Earth Check
5th grade Layers of the Earth check: label four layers, name the liquid and thickest layers, order them hottest to coolest and explain how scientists know.
Curriculum objectives covered
“Name the four layers of Earth in order from the surface to the center.”
“Say whether each layer is solid or liquid.”
“Identify the layer we live on and the thickest layer.”
“Describe each layer of the Earth by what it is made of, whether it is solid or liquid, how thick it is and how hot it is.”
“Compare layers using the data in a table.”
“Explain why a very hot layer can still be solid.”
“Convert kilometers to centimeters using a scale of 1 cm = 500 km.”
“Measure and mark lengths on a ruler to build a scale model.”
“Compare the sizes of Earth's layers.”
RI.5.1
“Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.”
RI.5.4
“Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.”
“Match the parts of a peach to the layers of the Earth in a model.”
“Judge a model by saying where it fits the real thing and where it does not.”
“Design and label a model of the Earth's layers using a different food.”
“Label the four layers of the Earth on a cross-section.”
“Identify the liquid layer and the thickest layer, and order the layers from hottest to coolest.”
“Explain how scientists learn about parts of the Earth they cannot visit.”
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