Lesson 2: System Interactions: The Interconnected Planet
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Explain how Earth's systems are interconnected and provide examples of their interactions.
How does a change in the Geosphere (like a volcanic eruption) ripple through the Atmosphere and Biosphere? Where do these systems overlap?
Ripple
Overlapping
HS-ESS2-2: Analyze geoscience data to make a claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
Khan Academy resources on Earth Science, Climate, and Environmental Science.
DOK 2(Skill/Concept): Explaining the relationships between Earth's systems, interpreting graphs of climate data, describing the carbon cycle.
Volcanic eruptions
Earth systems are seperate from each other.
For struggling learners:
Provide simplified diagrams and graphic organizers for complex systems.
Provide a glossary of scientific terms and a word bank for vocabulary-heavy tasks.
https://tinyurl.com/5n6c24k7
Make a concept map
Interactive simulations, concept mapping activity