EarthsystemsICS18MART

Assignment
Students will differentiate and show interactions among the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere

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The 5 spheres that make up the Earth is the biosphere, the atmosphere, geosphere, cryosphere, and the hydrosphere. The geosphere is the landforms, soil and the earth itself. The atmosphere is all the gases including oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc. The cryosphere is the 2% of ice on the Earth while the hydrosphere is the other 70% of water (land is the other 28%). The biosphere is very important because it is all the living things on earth including plants, animals, etc. The biosphere ties them all together because they breath in the air from atmosphere, and they also drink water from the hydrosphere. Living beings also also walk on the on the land, AKA, the geosphere. Last but not least, they can also interact with the cryosphere by living on ice.


 * 1) Create a wiki page called EarthSystems codename.
 * 2) Copy the assignment and paste it on the page.
 * 3) Open Tux Paint on your computer. Draw 5 pictures demonstrating your understanding of the terms geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. Save each of the pictures as you complete them.
 * 4) Open a new Open Office presentation document. Select the style that you want to use.
 * 5) Name the new document 6 lastname initial Earth Systems.
 * 6) Create a title slide called Earth Systems. Use your code name not your real name on the title slide.
 * 7) Insert 5 additional slides. On each of the slides insert one of your pictures that you created using Tux Paint. Add a title at the top of each slide and the definition of the term.
 * 8) Be sure to save frequently.
 * 9) Export the final document as a Macromedia Flash document.
 * 10) Go back to your wiki page. Click on edit. Then Click on the green File icon. Upload your Macromedia Flash version of your Earth System slide show.
 * 11) Save the page.