Earth as a System

RESOURCES

Earth’s Spheres Class Presentation: The Earth’s Spheres 2018

WATCH

• Earth’s Materials and Systems: What are our systems and how do they interact? Very quick movie.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH1kat51jJY&list=PLRg-eXrZuuUfzCFOwLNfAsLOhksKp3xz4&index=3
• Four Spheres, Part 1, Bio and Geo– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMxjzWHbyFM
• Four Spheres, Part 2, Hydro and Atmo– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh_7wbnS3A
• The Four Spheres: a good overview of the hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere- http://youtu.be/5FooHD0atuc?list=PLRg-eXrZuuUfYKwIGFVKsymVY7tzUCayS

READ

Summary: All the Spheres

• Earth’s Spheres- http://www.cotf.edu/ete/ESS/ESSspheres.html

Atmosphere

• Up in the Air- http://www.geography4kids.com/files/atm_intro.html
• Can You Tell Me Why The Atmosphere is Important? http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=4535
• The Importance of the Atmosphere- http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/overview.html
• What is the atmosphere’s role? http://www.scienceterrific.com/atmosphere_function.php

Hydrosphere

• National Geographic, Hydrosphere and Cryosphere- http://education.nationalgeographic.com/encyclopedia/hydrosphere/
• Water, Water Everywhere- http://www.geography4kids.com/files/water_intro.html
• Importance of the Hydrosphere- http://www.everythingmaths.co.za/science/grade-10/23-the-hydrosphere/23-the-hydrosphere-04.cnxmlplus

Cryosphere

• What is the cryosphere and why is it important? http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/cryosphere.html
• The Cryosphere- http://earth.rice.edu/mtpe/cryo/cryosphere.html
• What is the Cryosphere? https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/what-is-the-cryosphere.html
• Global Cryosphere Watch- http://globalcryospherewatch.org
• The Cryosphere- http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/polar/cryosphere_intro.html
• The Cryosphere: What is it and Where is it?- http://scied.ucar.edu/longcontent/parts-cryosphere

Lithosphere

• National Geographic-Lithosphere- http://education.nationalgeographic.com/encyclopedia/lithosphere/
• Kids Fun Science- Lithosphere- http://www.kids-fun-science.com/lithosphere.html
• Lithosphere Importance- http://www.preservearticles.com/201101022291/importance-of-the-lithosphere.html

Biosphere

• A Big Ball of Life- http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_intro.html
• The Biosphere- http://www.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Biosphere
• National Geographic- Biosphere- http://education.nationalgeographic.com/encyclopedia/biosphere/
• What is the biosphere? http://www.biodiversidad.gob.mx/v_ingles/planet/whatis_bios.html