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.

Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

science

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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