Description
This Earth’s spheres unit bundle contains resources to review Interactions of Earth’s Systems (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere) with your Earth Science or Environmental Science class! Each resource includes a Google Slides™ version for online and distance learning!
Included in the bundle:
1. Interactions of Earth’s Spheres Print and Digital Google Slides Activities
This is a print and digital resource that uses Google Slides. There are 6 interactive activities to Earths spheres including geosphere, hydrosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. These activities are perfect for an Earth Science class with no prep! These can be used as online stations, an activity for early finishers, homework, for science interactive notebooks or for review in the classroom. Perfect for distance learning!
Students will practice vocabulary skills, make real-world connections and review concepts.
The activities in Google Slides include either drag and drop or short answer text. Watch the preview video to get a better idea of how each slide works.
The slides and printable are not editable. An answer key is included in the PDF as well as the Google Slides link.
Content covered:
⭐ Geosphere
⭐ Hydrosphere
⭐ Atmosphere
⭐ Biosphere
⭐ How Earth’s spheres interact with one another
2. Interactions of Earth’s Spheres Lesson, Guided Notes and Quiz
Need to introduce or review interactions of Earth’s systems for your Earth Science or Environmental Science class? This resource contains a quick, interactive PowerPoint lesson and visual guided notes to review the key information related to Earth’s Spheres (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and cryosphere).
It is editable to meet the needs of your students and there is a colorful Google Slides version of both the PowerPoint lesson and guided notes to use digitally!
Included in this resource:
- Editable PowerPoint Lesson
- Editable guided notes with 2 versions for differentiation
- Editable 10 question quiz with self-grading Google Forms option
- Cover for interactive notebooks
- Google Slides version of PowerPoint lesson and guided notes for online learners
Content covered:
⭐ What is the Earth System?
⭐ Geosphere
⭐ Hydrosphere
⭐ Atmosphere
⭐ Hydrosphere
⭐ Cryosphere
⭐ How do Earth’s Spheres Interact?
***Text is editable but clip art and text with special fonts are not editable due to copyright of those resources.***
3. Choice Board
This choice activities menu allows students to choose a Earth’s Spheres (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere) project of their choice. The differentiation of activities provides students with autonomy in their learning and presentation of knowledge. The project will assess knowledge of the interactions of Earth’s Spheres in various ecosystems.
Included in this resource:
✅ 1 editable choice board with 9 activities to choose from.
✅ 1 editable rubric.
✅ 1 color and 1 black/white version for printing.
✅ Editable PowerPoint file for editing
✅ PDF file for printing
✅ Link to Google Slides version for Google Classroom This choice board is editable to suit the needs of you and your students. Students can also submit most of the activities digitally through Google Classroom or Canvas.
General teacher directions and the choice board are included in PowerPoint format for easy editing. There are no rubrics included within the resource for their individual choice activities. Only one rubric that can work for any of the project choices.
*Only the choice options are editable. Fonts and clip art are not editable due to copyright.*
Options include:
✅ Creating a diorama
✅ Research
✅ Creating an informative poster
✅ Creating an animation
✅ Board game
✅ and more!
4. Warm Ups
2 weeks of editable warm up slides about Earth’s Spheres (geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere). These could also be used as exit tickets! Digital or print versions are perfect for an Earth’s Systems unit in your Earth Science class with no prep! Use these as bellringers to get your students ready for the day or end the class with a ticket out the door. Google Slides versions are also included for online learning!
Each question is in short or long response format so students explain the topic and show their understanding.
There are 3 ways to use these editable warm ups/exit tickets:
1. Use them with slides as students fill out the answers on their own personal answer sheet.
2. Use the answer sheets with the questions on them without the slides. I personally have my students hole punch them each week to add into a pronged folder or binder to use as a study tool. You can even print them at 90% so students can glue them into their interactive science notebooks!
3. Use them for online learning or digitally with the Google Slides version. This is also perfect for digital interactive student notebooks.
A PowerPoint version is included for editing and a PDF version is included for easy printing.
*The questions are editable but the fonts and clip art are not due to copyright.*
Included in this resource:
✅ 2 weeks of warm ups/exit tickets (10 total).
✅ 3 editable templates to fit the needs of you and your students
✅ PowerPoint Slides with the questions to project for your students
✅ Answer key
Content covered:
⭐ What is the Earth System?
⭐ Geosphere
⭐ Hydrosphere
⭐ Atmosphere
⭐ Hydrosphere
⭐ Cryosphere
⭐ How do Earth’s Spheres Interact?
5. Stations
Do you need differentiated Earth’s Spheres activities for your Earth’s Systems unit? These stations are perfect for a Earth Space science class! This resource will help you reach and assess your students in a multitude of ways. This resource includes 7 stations with minimal prep involved to review geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere interactions. There is a printable version, editable PowerPoint version and a Digital Google Slides™ version that will help you save on time and paper!
The 7 types of stations include:
1. Discover – Students will research real-world application of Earth’s Systems.
2. Observe – Students will observe how Earth’s Spheres interact during natural disasters.
3. Experiment – Students will interact with a PhET simulation on the greenhouse effect, then discuss the impact on Earth’s Systems.
4. Write – Students will explain their answers in 2-3 sentences.
5. Create – Students will draw their own interaction of Earth’s Spheres and describe it.
6. Sort – Students will sort scenarios to the proper matching spheres.
7. Quiz – Students will answer a mix of 8 true/false, multiple choice and short answer questions.
*Each station should take students between 8-10 minutes to complete.*
The RESOURCE includes:
- Digital Google Slides™ link to perform stations online.
- Printable version of stations in color and black/white
- Editable PowerPoint version of stations.
Content covered:
⭐ Geosphere
⭐ Hydrosphere
⭐ Atmosphere
⭐ Biosphere
⭐ How Earth’s spheres interact with one another
6. Task Cards
These 24 Interactions of Earth’s Spheres (geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere) task cards can be used in a classroom or digitally for distance learning through Google Forms with no prep. They are editable and even self-grading! Perfect for a Earth Science or Earth/Space Science class. They can be easily printed, cut and laminated for use in the classroom with a ready-to-print student answer sheet.
Review vocabulary and key concepts related to Earth’s Systems. The link for Google Forms is available in the resource. An answer key is included in the resource and in Google Forms.
Task cards can be printed 1 per page or 4 per page. The answer sheet can be printed 1 per page or 2 per page to save paper. I typically print 2 per page so they’re perfect for gluing into interactive notebooks.
*Please note that the text is editable in each task card but the titles and clip art are not editable.
Content covered:
⭐ What is the Earth System?
⭐ Geosphere
⭐ Hydrosphere
⭐ Atmosphere
⭐ Hydrosphere
⭐ Cryosphere
⭐ How do Earth’s Spheres Interact?
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