Earth’s Spheres

Looking for biosphere teaching ideas? Prepare your students before launching into Earth’s spheres. First, kids must understand photosynthesis. Second, teach how energy and matter move through an ecosystem. Then they’ll…

Looking for atmosphere teaching ideas? Before exploring interactions between Earth’s spheres, review weather and climate. First, let kids observe patterns. Afterward, they can explore patterns. This launches into the study…

Geosphere teaching ideas span elementary, middle, and high school.  In fourth grade, kids do activities relating to changes in the surface of Earth. Then in fifth, they focus on interactions…

Earth’s spheres interactions are generally taught in fifth grade. What’s the easiest way to present these earth science activities? Read on for ideas for teaching how the hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere,…

Introduce the hydrosphere with three types of interdisciplinary activities. First, ask kids to read and answer questions. Second, have them create pie graphs to show how water on Earth is…