A Gina & Ollie learning journey
Beneath our feet
What is the ground made of?
Compare three rock formation stories, then zoom out to a simplified view of Earth’s layers.
Begin the journeyAt your own pace.
Begin with one visible rock contrast before introducing hidden processes. Return to Soil as a bridge between the nearby ground and much larger Earth models.
A discovery to listen for.
Invite learners to tell what a diagram helps show and one reason it is not an exact photograph or scale model.
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Start here
Three Kinds of Rocks
What can a rock’s formation story tell us?
Connect each pictured rock example to a different formation process.
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Build on your last discovery
Inside Earth
How can a diagram help us explore something we cannot see directly?
Name the outside and center layers and recognize the cutaway as a simplified model.
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For teachers
A sequence you can adapt.
Use one core poster per short session. Begin the next session by revisiting one previous idea; offer branches as choices.
Print or display the selected poster and prepare its listed materials. Read the misconception note and answer cues. Use the companion journal for optional records.
- Three Kinds of Rocks
Connect each pictured rock example to a different formation process.
Return prompt: At the Inside Earth poster, find the rocky outside. What can the two posters tell us together?
- Inside Earth
Name the outside and center layers and recognize the cutaway as a simplified model.
Return prompt: Compare with the Soil enlarged view. How do both drawings help show something hidden, and how are their scales different?
Closing check: Invite learners to tell what a diagram helps show and one reason it is not an exact photograph or scale model.
Take this journey onto paper.
The poster pack includes every lesson in this journey. The companion includes parent conversations, classroom plans and a discovery record.