Step 6: Trim and glue the answer key ( Layers of Earth & Atmosphere Labels) to the back of the foam board.
A glue gun works, too.) The above photos show the craft foam layers-of-earth, but the photo below shows it with construction paper. Again, I used tacky glue for the permanent bond and a couple of dots of superglue for a temporary bond until the tacky glue holds. (Shown in sub-step #8 in the above image. Step 5: Fold the construction paper layers-of-earth model in half and then glue in place.
(I used tacky glue for the permanent bond and a couple of dots of superglue for a temporary bond until the tacky glue holds.) Also stack and glue 4 semicircles (the green semicircles in pic #7 above) to the foam board for proper alignment when you glue the construction paper layers-of-earth model in place. Step 4: If you have not already done so, cut the 3″ Styrofoam “Squeeze” Globe (which is not a stress ball I’m not sure why they call them squeeze globes, actually) into fourths and adhere one fourth of the globe to the top of the troposphere layer as shown in sub-step #5 in the above image. This entire step is shown below as sub-steps 1-6. Use the exosphere template to trace a dotted line for the exosphere using a chalk marker or white paint pen. Using glue sticks or self-stick foam, adhere the Thermosphere layer to the black foam board and stack/glue on top the Mesosphere, Stratosphere, and Troposphere. Step 3: Build an atmosphere model with craft foam semicircles. To eliminate cutting the smallest circles (inner core), I opted to use Avery Color-Coding labels for the inner core.Īfter my first attempt using craft foam for the layers of the earth, I decided to switch to using construction paper. Glue together: Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core. Step 2: Make a construction paper model of the earth.
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(You’ll need a total of 4 concentric circles for the layers of the earth and 5 larger concentric semi-circles for the layers of the atmosphere, plus two additional circles the size of the crust template to cut in half and stack as mentioned in Step 4.) Step 1: Cut out a bunch of circles and half-circles of varying sizes using a Cricut or other type of circle cutter, or you can use this Earth Model Template along with a handy pair of scissors.
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Layers of Earth & Atmosphere Labels download.8″x10″ Black Foam Board ( bulk quantity 25-pack at Jerry’s Artarama).One-fourth of a 3″ styrofoam “squeeze” globe (Here’s the link to 1 DOZEN 3″ globes if you want to do these in a class setting) – Just remember that one squeeze globe will make 4 quarters.Craft Foam ( Peel & Stick 6×9, Peel & Stick 9×12, or regular).Layers of the Earth & Atmosphere Model Supplies A great way to explore a scale model of the atmosphere is through the How High Is It lesson from NASA, which is what we used three years ago when we were studying the atmosphere.
Be sure to read the details in the labels download and use it as a springboard for discussion as students compare this model to reality. It turns out this model is much simpler than my original idea (thank goodness!).ĭisclaimer: This project is not to scale because it is nearly impossible to create a project like this to scale. (This particular idea was largely due to some Pin-It Maps inspiration, although the final product is not at all related to a geography pin map.) After toying around with different mediums, different design ideas, and different adhesives, our family came up with something we really, really like. I thought I’d share the idea in case others were looking for something a little different. At times I come up with complicated ideas that I just can’t shake. An earth and atmosphere model using foam board, craft foam, and toothpicks was one of those complicated ideas that cost me quite a few hours of experimentation and Internet searches.
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