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Contributor: Victoria Surface. Lesson ID: 10501
Ever been in an earthquake or explored a cave? One is scary, the other is amazing! How do they happen? With Bill Nye, online games, NOAA, and neat projects, learn about what goes on inside the Earth!
What happened to cause these huge cracks in the road?
This lesson is 3 of 3 about how the earth changes and how Earth’s features are formed.
Each Related Lesson found in the right-hand sidebar digs deeper into topics such as the earth’s crust, layers of the earth, volcanoes, plate tectonics, and geysers. You can complete them individually, or as a set, to explore and understand the changing earth.
There are internal and external forces that are constantly changing the Earth. Internal forces cause changes that happen inside Earth. External forces cause changes that happen outside the Earth. In this lesson, you will explore stalactites, stalagmites, and earthquakes.
1. Watch Earth’s Crust Bill Nye the Science Guy 3/3. As you watch, pause the video to take notes using the Graphic Organizer – Notes, which can be found in the Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar. Use the questions below as a guide to assist you in note taking.
Supplies for the Shake It Up! Activity
Supplies for the Drip Sculpture Project
Supplies for the Make Your Own Seismograph Project
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We help prepare learners for a future that cannot yet be defined. They must be ready for change, willing to learn and able to think critically. Elephango is designed to create lifelong learners who are ready for that rapidly changing future.
