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Four Spheres Part 1 (Geo and Bio) Instructional VideoFour Spheres Part 1 (Geo and Bio) Instructional Video
Publisher
Crash Course Kids
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:01
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Duration
10 mins
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2015
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Four Spheres Part 1 (Geo and Bio)

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Earth has four spheres. What are these spheres and what makes them unique? This is the focus of a video that describes what makes up two of the four spheres: the geosphere and biosphere.

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Concepts

the biosphere, biomes, living things, non-living things, the earth, landforms, rocks

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Write the terms geosphere and biosphere on the board prior to viewing; after viewing, have the class come up with examples of what makes up each of these spheres
  • Have class members predict what the hydrosphere and atmosphere are made up of, in preparation of viewing the next video

Classroom Considerations

  • The third in a series of 22 videos that discuss Earth's spheres and natural resources 
  • Concepts from the previous videos are reviewed at the beginning of the episode
  • An investigation of a particular scene in the episode identifies the elements that make up the geosphere and biosphere
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Designed for Next Generation Science Standards

Cons

  • None

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