First lesson in Unit III describing Earth's physical characteristics; plate tectonics and the atmosphere.

Google Slides and PowerPoint lessons include several short video links for further understanding of the subject; many graphics and instructor notes (slide sorter) to help in answering student FAQ's. A 20-question interactive quiz/lesson review at Kahoot.it and a Quizizz.com online quiz are also included as links in the last slide of each lesson.

A separate student worksheet is sold separately as a scaffolding note guide for each lesson in the astronomydad store.

All Google Slides, PowerPoint lessons; ActivInspire programs; student worksheets; assessments and activities can be found under the "Complete Astronomy Unit III The Earth Moon System" zip file folder.

Terms/concepts in this lesson include:

core

crust

mantle

hydrosphere

atmosphere

troposphere

stratosphere

mesosphere

ionosphere

exosphere

convection

ozone layer

seismic waves

inner core

outer core

differentiation

plate tectonics

lithosphere

asthenosphere

Van Allen radiation belts

auroras

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Unit III Lesson I "Planet Earth" by astronomydad is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.