I so badly wanted to come up the perfect, most fun assignment/activity for learning the layers of Earth, and I came up with...nada. Yes, I could spend a LOT of money on clay or other building material and have the kids build a model. And building something out of food is fun, but again, with about 100 students, it isn't realistic. So, I decided this would be a GREAT extra credit assignment and would give us an excuse to eat. Everyone loves to eat, right? The requirements for the extra credit assignment were as follows:
- Must be edible and made entirely of food (no added glue, tape, etc.)
- Must show at least the three main layers of Earth
- Must be completed at home.
Students who completed the assignment would receive 10 points on their lowest grade!
Here are some of the results.
*Note: I made a HUGE mistake with the above cupcakes. When another teacher sent them over, I thought he said the name of a girl in my second block. So, we talked about them and ATE THEM in second block. Imagine my surprise when a girl in my fourth block asked for HER CUPCAKES!!!! I am STILL trying to think of how in the WORLD to pay her back for GIVING HER CUPCAKES AWAY! (I gave her two free snacks, extra extra credit, and a glue stick. I will keep working on that one.)
On a side note, I did find a great foldable at
http://mjksciteachingideas.com/pdf/EarthFoldable.pdf to go along with learning about layers.
Seems like they had fun doing it. I know Noah did. :)
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