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Interactions Between the Atmosphere & Hydrosphere [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the interactions between the four spheres of Earth and how they affect weather and climate. The slideshow is divided into two parts. The first deals with interactions between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere and the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, and Atmosphere

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the rock surface of the Earth, its water, and the gas layers that surround it.
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Earth System Science Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An Earth System Project shows the interaction between the Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere. This project provides a model of a pond ecosystem and can easily be woven into the hydrosphere unit.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Geoscience and Petroleum Careers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students think about how various real-world careers relate to personal interests and Earth's systems- the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 1: Think Globally: Act Locally

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores Earth Science Systems. This lab introduces students to the parts of the Earth system: the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and pedosphere. As the students learn about the...
Activity
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Energia Externa Del Planeta

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you know about the energy that comes to our planet? It is the energy from the sun but how does it work? What interaction produces with the atmosphere and hydrosphere? What effects produce in the geosphere? It contains 17...
Interactive
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Earth's Spheres

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out the tutorial which introduces the Earth's spheres. Viewers should be able to identify the Geosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Cryosphere and know their differences and similarities.
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 5 Ess2 1: Earth Sphere Interactions

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Graphic
NASA

Nasa: Visible Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
From NASA, "Images, visualizations, and animations," that students will find extremely interesting and helpful in their study of the earth. Includes pictures of environmental impacts, erosion, coastal processes, atmosphere, and lots more.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Civil Environmental: Ecology I: The Earth System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online course highlighting the fundamentals of ecology. Course topics include coevolution of the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere; photosynthesis and respiration; and the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles....
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Earth Origin, Composition, and Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, you will learn about how the Earth formed as well as the composition and structural layers of the Earth's interior.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Guide to the Energy of the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Energy is neither created nor destroyed - and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? This video examines the many ways in which energy cycles through our planet, from...
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Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Environment Module: Uv Menace

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information and activities for classes to learn more about ozone depletion and UV radiation.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Earth System Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn to identify the parts of the Earth system and the processes that connect them. They look for interconnections among components of the Earth system at the local level, using a study site close to their school.
eBook
Other

Elmhurst College: Virtual Chembook: Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
A step-by-step discussion of the stages in the carbon cycle. Each step includes a diagram further explaining the processes involved, as well as pictures depicting combustion, respiration, photosynthesis, and decomposition.
Handout
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Biogeochemical Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
Biogeochemical cycles happen when individual elements are recycled over and over in different parts of the Earth. Two examples are the Nitrogen Cycle and Carbon Cycle. Read an explanation of biogeochemical cycles and view a diagram of...