Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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Earthquakes and Volcanoes

• Aim To find out about the history of our planet
  and to find out what is inside it

Resources p.3435 Red Books Structure of
Earth Blank Map Outline Cut Out Sheet
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If we could tell the story of the earth as one
day, this is how it would happenStart -
MidnightEnd Following Midnight
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• The earth was formed at midnight 0.00am the big
  bang

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• Basic life (bacteria) on earth starts at 4am

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Plants start growing at 21.30
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Land animals begin their existence 21.45
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Dinosaurs existed at 22.45
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The first birds comeinto existence at 23.15
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Our first ancestors (apelike) arrive at 23.57pm
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First humans inhabitearth at 23.5959 seconds
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You were born 23.5959.9999999999 seconds!
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Now - 2011
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Structure of the Earth
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• Heading Structure of the earth
• Label and colour your diagram
• Stick it into your book
• Use Page 34 to answer these questions IN FULL
  SENTENCES
• When did the earth form?
• Why has the crust formed?
• What are plates?
• What is a plate boundary?