🌍 Science: Exploring the Layers of the Earth

This week in Grade 3, students began learning about Earth’s systems and how the layers of the Earth tell a story about our planet’s past. Students used visual journals to draw, label, and explain the four layers of the Earth, helping them organize their ideas and show their understanding. They also created hands-on plasticine models to build the layers in 3D, giving them a concrete way to see how each layer fits together inside the Earth.

📘 Alberta Grade 3 Science Outcomes

This learning connects to the Earth Systems unit, including:

• Earth’s surface contains layers formed over long periods of time

• The history of Earth’s surface can be explained by examining its layers

• Layers of Earth hold information about the past

 Student Learning Goals: “I Can” Statements

✔️ I can name the layers of the Earth.

✔️ I can describe how the layers fit together.

✔️ I can explain how Earth’s layers tell us about the past.

 Ask Your Child 

• What are the four layers of the Earth?

• Which layer is the hottest?

• How do scientists learn about the Earth’s past?

• What did you use to build your Earth model?

Thank you for your continued support as we explore the world beneath our feet! 🌍