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Assignment: Memorize this song!!! Use the link on Ms. P’s website to listen and practice. The class that can perform the song the best with the highest percentage of participants will receive a 100% on their Earth Science test!!

Mr. Lee – Layers of the Earth rap

Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is

Crust moving ‘cause of plate tectonics

Yeah, mantle’s like plastic

And the core is really dense and metallic

Memorize this song and you’ll know everything about the

Crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle

Moving on down there are two more layers called the

Outer core, inner core, outer core, inner core

Mr. Lee, science teacher, at it again

Sick flow spittin’ that regurgitation

Ready to begin so without further ado

I’mma hop up on this fresh beat so I can teach you

About the layers of the earth, first things first

The outermost layer is called the crust, filled with dirt

And rocks and sand, I hope you understand

The crust is the layer on top of which we stand

Its made out of rocks , mostly igneous

Oceanic crust the densest and the skinniest

Sinks below some other crust during subduction

Which might result in a volcano and eruption

Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is

Crust moving ‘cause of plate tectonics

Yeah, mantle’s like plastic

And the core is really dense and metallic

Memorize this song and you’ll know everything about the

Crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle

Moving on down there are two more layers called the

Outer core, inner core, outer core, inner core

Go down to the ociean floor you’ll see that it is getting

New rock by a process known as sea floor spreading

The continents fit together something like a puzzle

They’re moving so slow like a center in the huddle

Used to be a supercontinent, Pangea

Then they moved apart, continental drift, see ya

Since they’re always moving there’s a great amount of stress

Tension, compression, and shearing will be on the test

Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is

Crust moving ‘cause of plate tectonics

Yeah, mantle’s like plastic

And the core is really dense and metallic

Memorize this song and you’ll know everything about the

Crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle

Moving on down there are two more layers called the

Outer core, inner core, outer core, inner core

When the rock breaks, there’s a crack called a fault

Usually plates are locked up like a vault

But when stress builds up, the pressure’s too great

The ground starts shaking because of an earthquake

Why do plates move, I hope you heard the lesson

When I said it’s from the heating of the mantle by convection

The track’s running out, the only thing missing

The inner core is solid and the outer core is a liquid

Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is…

Memorize this song and you’ll know everything about the

Crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle

Moving on down there are two more layers called the

Outer core, inner core, outer core, inner core

Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is

Crust moving ‘cause of plate tectonics

Yeah, mantle’s like plastic

And the core is really dense and metallic

Memorize this song and you’ll know everything about the

Crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle, crust and mantle

Moving on down there are two more layers called the

Outer core, inner core, outer core, inner core

WORK HARD.

GET SMART.

NO EXCUSES.