My C1 Science class is about to start studying Earth Science. One of the activities in their book is to make a model of the layers of the earth out of clay. It’s actually a nice little project and the kids will end up with something to take home and describe to Mom and Dad.

What you need:

Modeling clay in yellow, red, orange, blue and green.  White is optional if you want to put on the polar ice caps.

What you do:

Start by making a small ball of red clay. This is the inner core.

Cover this with a layer of yellow clay.  This is the outer core.

Cover this with a layer of orange clay.  This is the mantle.

Cover this with a thin layer of blue clay.  This is the oceans.  On top of that put blogs of green clay for the continents and blobs of white clay for the polar ice caps.

Finally, cut your model earth in half and examine the layers.