86 The History of the Earth: Supplemental Guide PP | Pausing Point
Ask each group to show the class their model, name one layer
of the earth, and to tell their classmates something they learned
about that layer.Newspaper Reporters
Materials: chart paper, tape, drawing and writing tools
Tell students that they are going to pretend to be newspaper
reporters describing the eruption of Old Faithful. Explain that they
are going to use the questions words who, what, when, where,
and why as the starting point for their story. Write the question
words on a large piece of chart paper. Go down the list of question
words, and write down student responses as they relate, the
geyser Old Faithful.
➶ Above and Beyond: Provide paper and writing tools to any
student who is prepared to complete this exercise on their own.Class Book: The History of the Earth
Materials: Drawing paper, drawing tools
Tell the class or a group of students that they are going to make
a class book to help them remember what they have learned thus
far in this domain. Have students brainstorm important information
about features of the earth’s surface, the layers of the earth,
volcanoes, and geysers. Have each student choose one idea to
draw a picture of, and then write a caption for the picture. Bind
the pages to make a book to put in the class library for students
to read again and again. You may choose to add more pages upon
completion of the entire domain before binding the book.Heat, Pressure, and Time
Materials: Response Card: Set One
Have students hold up the associated Response Card in response
to the chant, Heat! Pressure! Time!
Explain to students that you are going to create a movement for
each response card.
For heat, have students rub their hands together. Explain that
rubbing their hands together quickly produces a little bit of heat.