Major Branches of Earth Science 6th Grade Earth Science One Team One Goal Student Success
Today’s Mission Your mission today is to create a Picture Brochure, Foldable, PowerPoint, Prezi or use other web 2.0 tools to demonstrate your understanding of the major branches of Earth Science: Geology, (Oceanography, Hydrology) Meteorology, and Astronomy Or You can complete the Branches of Earth Science Online Activities
Your presentation should be set-up in the following manner. Name of the Earth Science Branch (Geology, Oceanography, Hydrology, Meteorology, and Astronomy) Detailed description(description should include-definition and examples) of each branch of Earth Science. You can draw or find 2-3 pictures for each major branch of Earth Science. You will explain in 2 or 3 sentences how that picture represents that branch.
Which Branch is it? Explain. 1. 3. 2. 5. 4.
Hydrology Hydrology-the branch of (Earth Science) that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation-water found in lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, underground, ice caps, and oceans Hydrosphere-includes oceans and all water found at or below the surface of the Earth it also includes water in the atmosphere (water vapor)