1. Layers of the Earth Foldable Notes 1
Begin by cutting out the layers of the earth.
Take two pieces of 8 x 11 of colored paper

2. Layers of the Earth Foldable Notes 2
Paste the crust picture close to the top of the first paper in the center of the page.
Set the second piece of paper on top of the first below the crust.

3. Layers of the Earth Foldable Notes 3
Paste the mantle on the second piece of paper close to the crust.
Carefully line up the mantle and the crust and fold the bottom of the top sheet of paper to about ¼ inch below the bottom of the mantle picture.

4. Layers of the Earth Foldable Notes 4
Paste the outer core on the third flap down so that it is under the mantle.
Fold the bottom sheet of paper up so that the edge meets the bottom of the outer core.

5. Layers of the Earth Foldable Notes 5
Finally paste the inner core to the bottom flap.
Once complete staple across the bottom of the foldable.

6. Layers of the Earth Foldable Notes 6
Color the following parts:
Inner core =red
Outer core = red orange
Lower Mantle = orange
Middle Mantle = light orange
Upper Mantel = yellow
Oceanic Crust = dark brown
Continental Crust = light brown
Ocean = blue

7. Layers of the Earth Foldable Notes 7
Next label the layers of the Earth. Starting at the bottom:
The Earth’s Layers (right side)
Inner Core
Outer Core
Lower Mantle
Mesosphere (right side)
Convection currents
Middle mantle (left side)
Asthenosphere (right side)
Upper mantle
Oceanic Crust
Lithosphere (right side)
Continental Crust
Crust (right side)

8. Lithosphere (hard) Asthenosphere (soft) Mesosphere
Lithosphere includes:
Crust– oceanic (basalt)- heavier and thinner
- continental (granite)- lighter and thicker
Lithosphere and asthenosphere differ both physically and chemically
Asthenosphere (soft)
Mesosphere

9. Layers of the Earth Foldable Notes 8
On the bottom “inner core flap” you will need to add an extra flap.
Take a small strip of paper and fold it in half. Glue the back side of the new piece to the lower left corner.
On the inside label
Inner Core:
Composition
Thickness
State of Matter
Teachers- it would be helpful to have these strips premade. They are approximately 2” x 4” students can cut them down if need be.

10. Layers of the Earth Foldable Notes 9
Continue to add on each flap the same information beginning with the outer core, mantel and crust.
Composition:
Thickness
States of Matter
Make sure that this information is kept below the flap but located on the upper left hand side of the paper.
Students will then find this information on their own using the text book.

11. Continental Drift Foldable Notes 2
Lay your paper hamburger style so that the earth globes are on the right side of the page.
Cut out the two pictures on the right and the five pictures on the far left.
Students will need 5 post-it notes and the Earth foldable students prints for today’s activities. It is a power point doc.

12. Continental Drift Foldable Notes 3
Use page 677 of the text book to label the picture.
Up to teacher discretion as to the depth of detail included on the picture but should include dates and continental labels.

13. Continental Drift Foldable Notes 4
Glue the map to the bottom right of the middle page. Title it Earth’s Plate Boundaries.
Stack the five post-it notes from the top to the bottom on the left of the page.
Glue the “volcano/earthquake” picture to the first post-it and title it Plate Boundaries.

14. Continental Drift Foldable Notes 5
Label the tabs of the post-it
Should be color coded as stated
Convergent (subduction) [red]
Convergent (mountain building) [red]
Divergent [green]
Transform [blue]

15. Continental Drift Foldable Notes 6
Next cut out the pictures of the four types of boundaries.
Glue to the top portion of each post-it note section.
Convergent (subduction)
Picture A
Convergent (mountain building)
Picture B
Divergent
Picture C
Transform
Picture D

16. Continental Drift Foldable Notes 7
Next turn to page 682 of your text book.
Using the colors given in the text book, trace the different plate boundaries.

17. Continental Drift Foldable Notes 8
Now that you have learned about the plates, label the top pictures with either convergent, transform, or divergent and color them the correct color.

18. Continental Drift Foldable Notes 9
In space above the plate boundaries and to the left of the continental drift, title it PLATE TECTONICS AND CONTINENTAL DRIFT
In this space you will summarize plate tectonics and continental drift by reading from your text book.
If needed you may go onto the back side of your foldable.

19. Convection, Conduction, Radiation Foldable Notes 1
Cut out the three remaining pieces from yesterday’s handout.
Place the layer piece (the one that looks like a piece of pie) in the upper right side. Label it RADIATION
Place the convection picture on the left side, leaving space to write underneath and label it CONVECTION
Take the last picture and glue it on the right side. Underneath it label it CONDUTION.

20. Convection, Conduction, Radiation Foldable Notes 2
In the Radiation picture draw a wavy line to represent the heat coming form the core.
Next to the picture, define radiation and give an explanation as to how or why this is radiation.
If you run out of space you may use the back of your foldable

21. Convection, Conduction, Radiation Foldable Notes 3
On your convection picture, label the crust on the top and the core on the bottom.
Under it define convection and tell the sources of the convection.

22. Convection, Conduction, Radiation Foldable Notes 4
Label the three arrows with steam, solid rock and lava.
Under the picture define what conduction is and why this picture is an example of conduction.