Inquiry - Our Changing Earth... The effect of Continental drift on the Earth's crust.
Firstly the children explored what is inside the Earth. We found out that the Earth is likened to an Egg, in that it is made up of layers of different material. The Inner and outer core, the mantle and the Earths curst.
Here are the children conducting an experiment to see the layers...
Firstly the children explored what is inside the Earth. We found out that the Earth is likened to an Egg, in that it is made up of layers of different material. The Inner and outer core, the mantle and the Earths curst.
Here are the children conducting an experiment to see the layers...
We also saw how the shell of the egg could crack - like the earths crust... This is similar to tectonic plates.
Now that we understood what is inside the earth we began to explore what is happening on the layer that we live on... the earths crust. We watched a short BBC film about continental drift, tectonic plates, the layers of the Lithosphere and what happens when plates colide. We alos found out that the continents used to be joined together, this Mega-Continent was called "Pangea" or "Gondwana land".
Did you know that New Zealand is part of the ring of fire? This makes us a really exciting (in a geothermal sense) place to live- especially if you are a volcanologist!!
Here we are working in co-operative groups to match up Topic-words with their diagram and definitions.
Now that we understood what is inside the earth we began to explore what is happening on the layer that we live on... the earths crust. We watched a short BBC film about continental drift, tectonic plates, the layers of the Lithosphere and what happens when plates colide. We alos found out that the continents used to be joined together, this Mega-Continent was called "Pangea" or "Gondwana land".
Did you know that New Zealand is part of the ring of fire? This makes us a really exciting (in a geothermal sense) place to live- especially if you are a volcanologist!!
Here we are working in co-operative groups to match up Topic-words with their diagram and definitions.
So now that we have a really good understanding of how the Earth is continually changing and moving it is time to learn about how a volcano is created and works PLUS what types of things come out of a volcano during an eruption.
We made pumice and scoria! (to show how gas can change a substance...)
AND NOW...some exciting natural events in history. The children worked in partners to complete an inquiry research assignment on either the Mount Vesuvius or Mount Tarawera eruption.
Children used the Ipads to find out as many facts about their eruption and then presented their findings in a poster, using comic life. They had to know the events leading up to the eruption, the layout of the land, what type of volcano/eruption it was and all other relevant information about the event.
Now the children will design and make a clay model of the eruption, using all of the information they have gathered, including maps of the area affected.
These will be displayed with the posters so that other students can enjoy and learn about these eruptions in history.
And that is just what we have been doing for inquiry learning!!!! PHEW.
We made pumice and scoria! (to show how gas can change a substance...)
AND NOW...some exciting natural events in history. The children worked in partners to complete an inquiry research assignment on either the Mount Vesuvius or Mount Tarawera eruption.
Children used the Ipads to find out as many facts about their eruption and then presented their findings in a poster, using comic life. They had to know the events leading up to the eruption, the layout of the land, what type of volcano/eruption it was and all other relevant information about the event.
Now the children will design and make a clay model of the eruption, using all of the information they have gathered, including maps of the area affected.
These will be displayed with the posters so that other students can enjoy and learn about these eruptions in history.
And that is just what we have been doing for inquiry learning!!!! PHEW.
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