1. Earth’s systems

2. Bell ringer: look at the image and identify physical features, living things, and explain their interactions.

3. Physical features Living things
Possible student responses:
Physical features Living things
Water
Rocks
Humans
Grass
Trees
Interactions.
Humans are boating in the water.
Trees are growing out of the rocks.
The water is pushing up against the rocks.
Trees are getting water from the river.
Humans are breathing the air.

4. Spheres Interactions Atmosphere (A) Geosphere (G) Hydrosphere (H)
Biosphere (B)
Humans (B) breathing air from the atmosphere (A)
Hydrosphere (H), water is banging against the geosphere, shore (G)
Humans (B) boating and fishing in the water, Hydrosphere (H)
Trees (B) growing in the ground, geosphere (G)
Roots of the trees (B) getting water from the hydrosphere (H)

5. How to make an Earth’s systems foldable

6. Make a 4 door foldable. Cut one of the doors in half and label the doors like the picture. (click on the picture for a youtube video link and expand video to view “How to make a 4 door foldable.”)

7. Write the definition of the sphere on the back of the tab, and draw an image of the sphere on the bottom as shown.

8. Atmosphere mixture of mostly invisible gases that surrounds Earth

9. Geosphere
the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth. It extends from the center of Earth to the surface of Earth.

10. Biosphere All living things

11. Hydrosphere The part of Earth that is liquid water.

12. Cryosphere All frozen water on Earth.

13. Review: Identify the Earth’s spheres represented in the image and explain 2 interactions between spheres.

14. Spheres Interactions Atmosphere (A) Geosphere (G) Bioshpere (B)
Possible student responses:
Spheres Interactions
Atmosphere (A)
Geosphere (G)
Bioshpere (B)
Hydrosphere (H)
The jaguar (B) is interacting with: the atmosphere (A) by breathing, the biosphere (B) by standing on the tree, and the hydrosphere (H) by drinking it.
The trees (B) are interacting with: the geosphere (G) by growing in Earth, and the hydrosphere (H) by getting water and the atmosphere (A) by photosynthesis.
Possible misconception: tree is not part of the biosphere because it is dead. (Biosphere includes things that were once living.

15. Exit slip: On a sheet of paper list the Earth’s spheres represented in this image and list three way the spheres are interacting. Turn it in on the way out.

16. Spheres Interactions Atmosphere (A) Geosphere (G) Bioshpere (B)
Possible student responses:
Atmosphere (A)
Geosphere (G)
Bioshpere (B)
Hydrosphere (H)
The boy (B) is interacting with: the atmosphere (A) by breathing, the Geosphere (G) by standing on it and plowing it, the hydrosphere (H) by standing in it, and the biosphere (B) by trying to control the Ox.
The Ox (B) is interacting with the hydrosphere (H) by drinking it and the hydrosphere (H) and geosphere (G) by standing on/in it, and the atmosphere (A) by breathing it.

17. Interactions continued
The trees and plants (B) are interacting with the atmosphere (A) by photosynthesis, the hydrosphere (H) by getting water, and the geosphere (G) by growing in it.

18. Poster project sample

19. Rubric for poster project
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Graphics - Originality
Several of the graphics used on the poster reflect a exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation and/or display.
One or two of the graphics used on the poster reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display.
The graphics are made by the student, but are based on the designs or ideas of others.
No graphics made by the student are included.
Required Elements
The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information.
All required elements are included on the poster.
All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster.
Several required elements were missing.
Attractiveness
The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.
The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.
The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.
The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Grammar
There are no grammatical mistakes on the poster.
There is 1-3 grammatical mistake on the poster.
There are 4-6 grammatical mistakes on the poster.
There are more than 6 grammatical mistakes on the poster.
Content - Accuracy
At least 14 interactions are accurately displayed on the poster.
11-13 interactions are accurately displayed on the poster.
6-10 interactions are accurately displayed on the poster.
Less than 6 interactions are accurately displayed on the poster.

20. Gallery walk set up