Connect the Spheres:

Earths Systems Interactions

Developed by the
GPM Education and
Public Outreach Team
NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center

ENGAGE

Were going on a nature walk!

Your Task:
Record at least 5 observations

Remember:
Quiet please!
Be respectful of nature
and other students

As we walk, think about

What do you see?
Whats happening in nature?
Have you noticed any
changes?
Even something simple is
important!

Categorize your
observations

Identify the
interactions

Observation: a bird flew from one branch to another

Bird needs
water to survive

Bird breathes oxygen

from the air

Identify the interactions,

continued

For example: a bird flew from one branch to another

Bird needs
water to survive

The birds habitat (tree)

grows in the soil
Bird breathes
oxygen from
the air

The bird and tree

require sunlight

What can you conclude?

Bird needs
water to survive

The birds habitat (tree)

grows in the soil
Bird breathes
oxygen from
the air

The bird and tree

require sunlight

The spheres

Geosphere
Hydrosphere

Atmosphere
Biosphere

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Beat the Clock! Part 2

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Beat the Clock! Part 3

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Video- Our Wet, Wide

World