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Layers of the Earth/Atmosphere Jigsaw Activity
Each group will randomly choose a layer of either the
atmosphere or the interior of the earth. They will
research it and answer the questions listed -in a typed
expository report format [TNR, 12 font,1.5 sp, 1”
margins]. In addition, they will create a visual aid that
accurately displays the layer chosen. Visual aids may
be chosen from the following list:
*3-D model [labeled]
*PowerPoint Presentation [5 slide min.]
*Prezi Presentation [5 slide min.]
*Video recording [min. of 3 mins.]
*Edible food item [labeled]
Layers of the Earth/Atmosphere Jigsaw Activity
Each group will randomly choose a layer of either the
atmosphere or the interior of the earth. They will
research it and answer the questions listed -in a typed
expository report format [TNR, 12 font,1.5 sp, 1”
margins]. In addition, they will create a visual aid that
accurately displays the layer chosen. Visual aids may
be chosen from the following list:
*3-D model [labeled]
*PowerPoint Presentation [5 slide min.]
*Prezi Presentation [5 slide min.]
*Video recording [min. of 3 mins.]
*Edible food item [labeled]
Group 1: Lithosphere/Crust
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What’s my temperature?
 What state of matter do I consist of?
 What is my thickness?
 Why are tectonic plates significant?
 Describe in your report and in your visual aid how tectonic plates move.
Group 2: Asthenosphere
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What state of matter do I consist of?
 What is my thickness?
 What’s my temperature?
 Describe how molecules in a liquid behave in your report and in your visual aid. Be specific regarding
distance between molecules and speed of their movement.
Group 3: Mantle
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What state of matter do I consist of?
 What is my thickness?
 What’s my temperature?
 Demonstrate how convection takes place in the Mantle in your report and in your visual aid.
Group 4: Outer Core
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What state of matter do I consist of?
 What is my thickness?
 What’s my temperature?
 Describe in your report how this layer is thought to create Earth’s magnetic field.
 Demonstrate how Earth’s Magnetic Field protects us. http://youtube/gnvx--K77aA
Group 5: Inner Core
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What state am I in?
 What is my thickness?
 What’s my temperature?
 Describe in your report and in your visual aid why the inner core is a solid. Be sure to indicate how the
molecules in a solid behave.
Group 6: Ionosphere
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What is my thickness?
 Why is the thermosphere significant?
 Describe in your report and in your visual aid how solar flares produce the Northern and Southern
Lights.
Group 7: Stratosphere
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What is my thickness?
 Describe what a molecule of ozone looks like [chemical formula].
 Describe in your report and in your visual aid why the ozone layer is important and significant.
Group 8: Troposphere
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What is my thickness?
 Why am I significant to you?
 Describe in your report and in your visual aid the term conduction. Tell what goes on here that doesn’t
in any other layer.
Group 9: Exosphere
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What is my thickness?
 Why is the thermosphere significant?
 Describe in your report and in your visual aid why this layer is different from the rest.
Group 10: Mesosphere
 What is above me?
 What is below me?
 What am I made of?
 What is my thickness?
 Describe in your report and in your visual aid why the Mesosphere is significant to the safety of the
earth.
Group 10: Air Pressure
 Show how Earth’s air pressure changes from the top of the atmosphere to the ground.
 Demonstrate why Earth’s atmosphere is denser close to the ground.
 What does it mean when people say, “the air becomes thin”? At what altitude does this happen?
 Describe in words and pictures how can air pressure be used to predict whether?
Group 11: Geosphere
 How did the different layers of the Earth get discovered?
 Describe in words and pictures OR in a creative demonstration how seismic waves are used to determine
the composition of the Earth.
Group 12: Erosion
 What is erosion?
 Describe in words and pictures the 2 types of erosion?
 Include interesting pictures of erosion on Earth? Be sure to show erosion by each type.