Procedure:

1. Pass out template to each student.

2. Instruct students to cut out the Earth. Once they have cut the
outside, tell them to cut along the dashed line that says “cut here.”
3. Next, fold along the “Fold line.” Then, set the Earth aside.
4. Now, tell students to cut out the quarter circle labeled A. This will
represent the mechanical layers of the earth.
5. Invite students to color each of the areas in the quarter circle a
different color starting from the inside and write the
description/definition of each layer.
A. Yellow – inner core
B. Orange – outer core
C. Red – mesosphere
D. Pink – asthenosphere
E. Purple – lithosphere
6. Have students set aside the mechanical layers (A.) for now
7. Instruct students to cut out the second quarter circle (B.) from the
template sheet. These will represent the compositional layers of
the earth. Invite students to color each of the sections a different
color:
1. Yellow – core
2. Red – mantle
3. Brown – crust
8. Have students set aside the compositional layers (B.) for now
9. Instruct students to glue the earth, to the background paper.
Remind them to not glue down the flap.
10. Tell students to place the mechanical layers (A.) on the
background paper underneath the flap and glue it to the paper.
11. They should then take the quarter circle that represents the
compositional layers (B.), and place it on the backside of the flap
of the Earth. Then, carefully glue it to the back of the flap.
12. Once completed, show students how to flip up the flap and
see the mechanical layers on the background page and the
compositional layers on the back of the flap. Students can add
notes to the layers to help them learn what the layers do!