Earth Science: The Earth's Crust

TX - Essential Knowledge and Skills (1998)
{TEC.6-8.4.A} use strategies to locate and acquire desired information on LANs and WANs, including the Internet, intranet, and collaborative software
TX - Essential Knowledge and Skills (2009)
{SCI.6.10.A} build a model to illustrate the structural layers of Earth, including the inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, asthenosphere, and lithosphere;
{SCI.6.10.B} classify rocks as metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary by the processes of their formation;

This webquest can be used during your unit or as a conclusion to your unit. Students will enjoy using the Internet to find the information and the online quiz.

You will need to make sure the computers have Flash and Shockwave Players before beginning the webquest. Students may work as individuals or in pairs depending on the amount of time and computers you have available.

Students may write their activity summaries using a foldable paper book, regular paper, or a flipchart.