SEEd - Grade 7
Strand 7.2: CHANGES TO EARTH OVER TIME Standard 7.2.4
1 class periods of 45 minutes each
Small Groups
Students will probe a clay ball to determine the interior. This is what learning about the center of the Earth is like. Students will analyze several incorrect models and the correct model.
Scientists have not been to the center of the Earth. They use earthquakes to help them determine what the center is like.
Scoring Rubric:
1. Complete, best effort, used equipment correctly…………4
2. Complete, best effort, ……..…………...3
3. Partially complete and lacking effort………………………..2
4. Started lab and did not complete……………………1
Lesson Design by Jordan School District Teachers and Staff.