How to teach the Earth’s structure for younger students

By Catherine Smith2023-11-06T08:19:00

A cross-section of planet Earth showing the layers of the Crust (0-70 degrees celsius, 5-70 km thick), the Mantle (1400-3000 deg celsius, 2900km thick) and the Core (outer 4000-6000 deg Celsius, 2200km thick and inner 5000-6000 deg celsius, 1200km thick)

Source: © Dan Bright

Get to the core of the Earth’s composition with this poster, fact sheet and classroom activity

Help your younger learners understand the structure of the Earth, its layers and their properties. Display the poster in your classroom and use the fact sheet to help your 11–14 year-old students learn all about the Earth’s composition. Download the accompanying DART activity. Suitable for key stage 3 and S1–3.

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