Lithosphere
Activities I Did
Mini-Posters, BrainPop Video, Music Videos
Topics Included
Earth's Interior, Continental Drift, Plate Tectonic, Plate Boundaries, Faults, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Mountain Building
Summary
Earth contains several spheres: Lithosphere (land layer), Atmosphere (gas layer), and Hydrosphere (water layer). The layer we live on is Crust, and it's a part of lithosphere. Two types of crusts are Oceanic Crust and Continental Crust. Other layers of Earth includes Mantle (where Asthenosphere is at), Inner Core and Outer Core. Interestingly, the Crust seems to move, as pointed by the Theory of Plate Tectonic. The movement causes Faults and Plate Boundaries. Three types of faults are Normal Fault, Reverse/Thrust Fault, and Strike-slip Fault. Three types of plate boundaries are Divergent Boundary, Convergent Boundary, and Transform Boundary. Mountains, earthquakes (which are caused by transform boundaries) and volcanoes are sometimes also formed by the Crust's movement. Few types of mountains that could be built are Dome Mountain, Folded Mountain, and Fault-block Mountain, and few types of volcanoes are Shield, Cinder Cone, and Composite. Because of the Crust's movement, several scientists came with the theory that the lands on Earth that are separated by the oceans now were used to be one giant continent only. The theory is also known as Continental Drift.
Asthenosphere
Activities I Did
Foldables & Mini-Quiz, Demonstration Lab
Topics Included
Plate Boundaries, Faults, Convection Currents
Summary
Three types of faults are Normal Fault, Reverse/Thrust Fault, and Strike-slip Fault. Normal Fault happens when a crust falls. Reverse/Thrust Fault happens when the upper crust moves upward. Finally, Strike-Slip Fault happens when two fault crusts slip sideway. Three types of plate boundaries are Divergent Boundary, Convergent Boundary, and Transform Boundary. Divergent Boundary happens when two plates pull apart, and it has several effects including Sea-Floor Spreading, Magnetic Reverse, Mid-Ocean Ridge, and Rift Valleys. Convergent Boundary happens when two plates move toward each other, and it can create mountains, the Subduction Zone and Deep-Sea Trench. Last but not least, Transform Boundary happens when two plates slide sideway. On the other hand, the movement of Earth's crusts has somewhat something to do with the Convection Currents, the way how the heat moves in the mantle.
Mantle
Activities I Did
Evidence Paper, Narrative Video
Topics Included
Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes
Summary
Personally my favorite layer, Mantle Layer was a lot of fun for me. I was able to make a song about volcanoes with my friend Brandon. Although we didn't have enough time to make a complete song, we managed to pull out a one-minute product for this project. We put a tremendous amount of effort in it, as you can probably hear from the song. I also wrote an evidence paper supporting the Theory of Plate Tectonics using several evidences like the puzzle shapes of the continents, similar resources and fossils.
Our Volcano Song
