Earth Science · Earth Systems
Earth's Systems Working Together
Classify Earth components and build focused models of interactions between two systems.
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Earth's Systems Working Together
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Lesson overview
What students will learn
- Classify specific Earth components as part of the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, or biosphere.
- Build a model that shows a specific interaction between two Earth systems and gives each arrow a clear meaning.
Key science ideas
- River water and glacier ice are hydrosphere components.
- Hillside soil and mountain rock are geosphere components.
- Tree roots and fish are biosphere components.
Lesson at a glance
- Grade 5
- 55 min
- ~10 min prep
- 5-ESS2-1
- 6 materials
What’s included
- Lesson Plan
- Investigation
- Teacher Slides
- Printable Worksheet
- Teacher Answer Key
- Interactive Activity
- Vocabulary