1. Major Branches of Earth Science
6th Grade Earth Science
One Team One Goal Student Success

2. 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

3. 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.

4. Which Branch is it? Explain.1. 3. 2. 5. 4.

5. 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)