EarthSystemICS18GAR

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

media type="file" key="6 piedra v earth's spheres.swf" width="739" height="523" There are five spheres on the earth they are hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and the cryosphere these are the main spheres of the earth. The hydrosphere is all the water on earth. 97% of the Earth's water is salt water, 3% of the water is fresh water, 1.30% of the fresh water is ground water, 70% of the fresh water is lakes and rivers, and 2% of all water on Earth is ice. The hydrosphere is the home of many animals. It is important because it is the water that we drink and we need to survive. The biosphere is all the living things on Earth and how they interact. There are five kingdoms of the life on Earth, they are bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. The seven characteristics of a living things are they need to be made of cells, contain DNA, have a level of organization, use energy, remove waste, reproduce, and homestasis. Humans are a part of the biosphere. The atmosphere is all the gases of the Earth. The main gases of the atmosphere are Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Argon, and many other more. Humans need the atmosphere to survive because we need the oxygen to live. The geosphere is all the parts of the earth. The geosphere includes landforms, rocks and minerals, and the interior of the Earth. The cryosphere is the frozen water part of the Earth's system. It includes the oceans that are frozen like the Arctic Ocean. Some animals need ice and coldness to survive like polar bears and penguins. All the spheres tie in together because they are part of the Earth and people, plants, and animals need them. Those were the five spheres of the Earth.


 * 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.