Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Surficial Features

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a surficial features map, students see the connections between those features and other Earth systems. They will consider the interactions of the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.
Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Geoscience and Petroleum Careers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students think about how various real-world careers relate to personal interests and Earth's systems- the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
Handout
Center for Educational Technologies

Wheeling Jesuit University: How Are Things Divided Among Earth's Four Spheres?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
See if you can classify various objects in the categories of land, water, air or living thing. This activity is interactive and you will receive a score for your performance.
Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Creating an Earth System: Interactions in the Earth System

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the four spheres of the Earth, with an activity where students brainstorm interactions among them.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Relationships Between Tree Ring Dating, Wildfires, and Floods

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will understand the four spheres of the earth and how they relate to one another. This project uses a combination of Internet investigations and multiple field investigations to develop an understanding of the Earth.
Lesson Plan
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: El Globo Terraqueo

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In Spanish. What size and shape is the Earth? What abstract body is closer? Gain this knowledge through this interactive activity. A 31 question quiz is provided at the end.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Traveling on Good Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this high-level math lesson has students delve into the topic of Great Circles on a sphere (specifically, the Earth), in order to find the shortest distances between locations. Students will...