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Earth as a system - Featured Lessons
My NASA Data (MND) offers new and revised lessons that are aligned with NGSS Earth Systems phenomena that focus on data collection and analysis for grades 3-12. Most of the lessons incorporate maps and data without having to teach students spreadsheet skills, have 1:1 student/computer ratio, or rely on computers that may have outdated/incompatible software.
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Earth: A System of Systems
The Earth is a system of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent parts that work together to form a complex planet; it is made up of five major parts or subsystems: Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, and Geosphere which are connected to each other in a complex web of processes.<
An Earth System View of Earthrise
Students are introduced to the Earthrise phenomenon by seeing the Earth as the Apollo 8 astronauts viewed our home planet for the first time from the Moon. They will analyze a time series of mapped plots of Earth science variables that NASA monitors to better understand the Earth Syste,
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What Is Earth System Science?
This lesson introduces the Earth system science spheres through model making and discussion. Students will work within an Earth system science notebook to chronicle their work and learning.
GLOBE Earth System Poster Activity Guide
The processes comprising the Earth’s environment are interconnected.
Instructional Videos for GLOBE Earth System Poster
The Earth System Poster activity walks learners through global patterns and illuminates how each of the spheres is interconnected across the world. We will divide into small groups to look at maps of different parts of the earth system that have been observed by NASA satellites.,
Activity 1: Explore a single map
Focus Questions:
GLOBE Local Connections: Earth Systems in the Local Study Site
To help students articulate and integrate their existing knowledge about the air, water, soil, and living things by viewing them as interacting parts of a system
GLOBE Regional Connections: Earth Systems at a Regional Level, Defining Regional Boundaries
Students discuss their current understanding of what Earth systems are and how they work and consider how to identify the boundaries of a region for Earth system study.
SPHERES OF EARTH An Introduction to Making Observations of Earth Using an Earth System Science Approach
This activity introduces students to aspects of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and litho/geosphere and how they are interrelated. It is designed to promote an interest in authentic investigations of Earth using images acquired by astronauts as the hook.
Our Earth: A Web of Systems
Through guided inquiry, students will identify interactions of the four major scientific spheres on Earth: biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere. They will then identify how these systems are represented and interact in their classroom aquarium.
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