Help learners understand Earth’s atmosphere

A diagram showing the five layers of the Earth's atmosphere and features of each

Source: © Dan Bright

Stratospheric success guaranteed when you use this poster, fact sheet and resource with your 11–14 year-old learners

Help your younger students learn about the Earth’s atmosphere, its composition and layers. Display the poster in your classroom and use the fact sheet to help your learners with the layers. Download the DART resource to draw on information from the poster and fact sheet, alongside learners’ own knowledge, to complete reading comprehension, creative writing and data handling activities with three levels of scaffold. Suitable for key stage 3 and S1–3.

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