List of all Earth as a System Lesson Plans

Select a Sphere:

black atmosphere icon
Atmosphere
black biosphere icon
Biosphere
black cryosphere icon
Cryosphere
black geosphere icon
Geosphere
black hydrosphere icon
Hydrosphere
color earth system icon
Earth as a System


Select a Grade Band:
all grade icon
3-12
elementary grade icon
3-5
middle grade icon
6-8
high grade icon
9-12
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

The Earth System Satellite Images, help the learner visualize how different Earth system variables change over time, establish cause and effect relationships for a specific variable, identify patterns, and determine relationships among variables over one year.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Students will explore the relationship between Nitrogen Dioxide and Precipitation in Earth's atmosphere. They will explore the data provided, make a claim, and complete a slide guided by a rubric.

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

The Earth System Satellite Images, along with the Data Literacy Cubes, helps the learner identify patterns in a specific image.  

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

In this activity, learners predict the likelihood of aurora on Earth by examining the Kp-index and using NOAA’s 30-minute aurora forecast.

These NASA lessons support Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and three dimensional learning of the Earth System. These include activities where students interact with NASA maps, graphs, and datasets from the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and the earth system.