Description: Students will use an M&M to relate the thicknesses of the layers to the layers of the Earth. By applying pressure to a peanut M&M, students can observe the type of plate boundaries we find on Earth.
Created by: Nicole LaDue Added: 2005-09-01
Earth Science (Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics)
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