1. Ngā paparanga o Papatūānuku (Earth’s layers)

Instructions: Look at the partly completed cross-section. Use the word bank to label numbers 1–3.

Image word bank: kirinuku — crust    koroka — mantle    matua — core

A crust    B mantle    C core

kirinuku: ____    koroka: ____    matua: ____

Te kirinuku (crust) is ________________________________________________

Te koroka (mantle) is ________________________________________________

Te matua (core) is __________________________________________________

2. Te tauira ā-rōpū (Group model plan)

Work with a group of five. Plan a model of Papatūānuku. Record the materials you will use and one feature of each layer.

Kirinuku (crust): ____________________________________________

Koroka (mantle): ____________________________________________

Matua (core): ______________________________________________

3. Te nekehanga o ngā pereti nekeneke (Movement of tectonic plates)

A pereti nekeneke is a large piece of crust and upper mantle that moves. Draw arrows on the diagram to show the movement of the plates.

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