Summary
A Ready Jet Go! clip on PBS LearningMedia. Jet learns that Earth has layers — a thin crust on the outside and a hot core deep inside. A simple look at what our planet is like beneath our feet.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
What's deep inside Earth? Jet digs into the layers beneath our feet.
- What is the outside layer of Earth called?
- What is it like deep in the center of Earth?
- Which layer do we live on?
- Why can't people travel to the center of the Earth?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: Earth, crust, core, layer, hot.
Try it: Draw a circle for Earth. Color a thin outer ring (crust) and a hot center (core).