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Layers of Earth Compared to Fruits

The document provides instructions for three groups to identify and compare the layers of various fruits and vegetables to the layers of the Earth. Group 1 is instructed to cut open a hard boiled egg and compare its inner layers to those of the Earth. Group 2 will cut open an avocado and make similar comparisons. Group 3 will cut an apple and identify how its layers relate to the Earth's crust, mantle, core and other features. They will then answer guiding questions about their observations.

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Layers of Earth Compared to Fruits

The document provides instructions for three groups to identify and compare the layers of various fruits and vegetables to the layers of the Earth. Group 1 is instructed to cut open a hard boiled egg and compare its inner layers to those of the Earth. Group 2 will cut open an avocado and make similar comparisons. Group 3 will cut an apple and identify how its layers relate to the Earth's crust, mantle, core and other features. They will then answer guiding questions about their observations.

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Group I - Identify the layers of the cross section of the hard-boiled egg.

Materials
hard-boiled egg
small knife
chart showing the layers of the earth
Procedure
observe the cross section of the hard boiled egg
cut across the egg
examine the cross section of the egg
a. How many layer of the egg with that of the earth
b. Describe each layer as to its color and thickness
c. How will you compare the inner structure of the egg with that of the
earth?
Describe the layers of the earth.
Guide Question
Group II - Identify the layers of the cross section of an avocado fruit.
Which part of the egg represent the crust?
Materials
Which part represent the core? Describe it.
avocado
Which is the thickest part of the egg? In which layer of the earth it
small knife
represents?
chart showing
Identify the layers
the layers of the earth
of the earth.
Procedure
Describe each part
Write your answer in a clean Manila paper.
Cut an avocado fruit
Observe the peelings of the avocado fruit.
Look at the meat of the fruit
Observe the seed of the fruit
Compare
Group the parts
III - Describe of the avocado
the layers to the
of the cross layers
section of of the earth.(see
avocado fruit. chart
of
the layers of the earth)
Materials
Describe the layers of the earth.
What are found in the earth's crust
apple
Guide Questions
small knife
chart showing
Which thefruit
part of the layers of the earth
represents the earth crust
Procedure
How about the mantle? Describe it.
Which part of the avocado fruit represents the earth's core? Describe it.
Cut an apple fruit
Which is the thickest part of the avocado fruit.
Examine the cross section of the apple fruit
Which do you think is the hottest part of the earth?
a. How many layers do you see?
Where would you find oceans and land masses?
b. Describe each layer.
Compare the part of apple to the layers of the earth.
Compare the peelings of the apple.
Guide Questions
Which part of the apple fruit represents the earth's crust?
Which is the thickest part of the apple fruit? It represents to what layer of
the earth?
Which do you think is the hottest part of the earth?
In which part of the apple fruit represents the core?Describe it.
Which part of the earth do we live in?

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