To the core… Soil covers the Earth like a cosy comfy blanket Nesting animals making their homes Ancient artefacts are buried within Paleontologists hunt for fascinating fossils Layer upon layer of tiny grains of rock and sand Drip! Drop! Water falls from stalactites in the deep dark cave Crushing down! Marble forms deep underground Marvelous magma heats and cools Glittering granite and porous pumice are born Shimmering crystals like bright stars in the dark earth It is starting to feel very hot Hold on tight it’s getting shaky We’re deep in the Earth’s crust now and things are moving Carry on down below There is still a long way to go