Our Earth sciences was a fun session!  Each student completed projects about the layers of the earth, plate tectonics, earthquakes 

A scrumptious demonstration of how tectonic plates move.

and volcanoes according to their interests and abilities.  For our presentation day, we wowed our parents and visitors with a science fair style presentation.

This demonstration showed how vents are created for the lava to escape. There were no vinegar and baking soda volcanoes here, but one student created a working model of a seismograph, several students depicted their understanding of plate tectonics in graphic novel form, and still others wrote reviews of online resources.  This was a great unit to learn note-taking skills and how to translate what we learned into products that would help others know more about the Earth.