Earth's Systems

Earth's systems interact! Starting our first science unit of 2020 with knowing the names and definitions of the earth's systems!

Earth Systems in Science

Students have begun our unit on Earth Systems. We are thinking about how earth's systems interact. Students are being introduced to the systems of Earth: biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

Before starting our unit, students are sorting picture cards into categories that they assigned together. Some students did living/nonliving. Some students did weather, people, landforms, etc...

Students are being introduced to the academic vocabulary through our textbook and are recording what each system means. We have focused on the Greek root words and have applied these root words to other words that contain geo/atmo/bio/hydro/sphere. 

On Friday, we went outside to take pictures showing examples of how these systems interact. We will continue to document the earth's systems throughout the seasons.  Next week, we will be building some models to help us understand and simulate how these systems work.

Science Public Service Announcements

Students read and researched content related to how humans impact the land, the air, the water, vegetation, and space.

Students collected information related to all areas and then chose one to present further information on. The intent is to change human behavior!  Students were challenged to find strong images and statistics to help persuade the audience. Check these out to see how they did!

Earth Sciences Investigation

Students work in small groups to create a model of a biosphere that interacts with with other earth systems. 

First, students put a layer of gravel at the bottom. Then they added soil and a plant. A cup of water is added into the airtight container.