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Earth's spheres: how do the systems connect?

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  • about 30 minutes
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Question types: short answer, multiple choice, true or false, label the diagram, sorting.

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Which sphere is the layer of gases around the Earth?

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Meet the four spheres of the Earth: air, water, rock and living things. Find out how they swap water, gases and rock, and why soil is where they all meet.

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Lesson outline

  1. One planet, one photo
  2. Do Now — Retrieval
  3. Keywords for This Lesson
  4. The four spheres and how they connect
  5. Stores and swaps: four interactions
  6. I Do: rain, rock and plants
  7. Quick check: where the spheres meet
  8. We Do: a tree links the spheres
  9. Sort it: which sphere?
  10. Explain: the spheres in the valley
  11. Self-Check: a rocky beach
  12. Plenary: 3-2-1
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