Making a Model of the Layers of the Earth With Modeling Clay

Our class has learned about the different layers of the Earth, including temperatures, the width in kilometers, and the composition.  We thought it would be fun to make the different layers of the Earth, showing the differences in widths of each layer, with modeling clay!  After models were completed, the students cut their models in half in order to view the interior layers of:  the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust, and how they compare to one another!  Great job, sixth grade! :)

Earth Science 2015-16

Hello!  Welcome to 6.3 Earth Science!  I am so excited to be in partnership with you, the parents of my students, as we educate our children about the wonders of the Earth!  We will begin with Introducing the Earth.  Then, we will move on to learning about Minerals and Rocks, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Weathering and Soil, Erosion and Deposition, Geologic Time, Energy Resources, Water, The Atmosphere, Weather, Climate and Climate Change, The Earth, Moon, and Sun, The Solar System, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe, and finally, Land, Air, and Water Resources.  Wow!  By the time we complete our school year, we should be experts when it comes to Earth Science! :)

Your children have a consumable textbook this year.  It is called Earth Science, Interactive Science,
by Pearson Education, Inc.  We expect your children to write in the textbook.  This will make it so much easier when it comes to highlighting important excerpts and jotting down notes.

Feel free to contact me whenever you have a question or concern.  You may e-mail me or call me on my cell phone.  This information will be provided when we meet on 'Back to School' night!  See you then!    Mrs. Stafford