TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 5: Processes and Interactions of the Earth’s Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere)
1. Earth’s Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere) have common components
and unique structures
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept B: The hydrosphere is composed
of water (a material with unique
properties), gases, and other materials
a. Classify major bodies of surface water
(e.g., rivers, lakes, oceans, glaciers) as
fresh or salt water, flowing or
stationary, large or small, solid or
liquid, surface or groundwater.
b. Relate the type of water body to the
process by which it was formed.
Concept C: The atmosphere (air) is
composed of a mixture of gases, including
water vapor, and minute particles
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a. Students will create guidelines for
classifying bodies of water. They will use
visuals to categorize bodies of water
according to their criteria. (1.3; 1.8)
b. Students will create guidelines for
classifying bodies of water according to how
they are formed. Students will use visuals to
categorize bodies of water according to their
criteria. (1.3; 1.8)
a. Students will create a Venn diagram (GO2) or
a compare & contrast chart (GO7) classifying
different bodies of surface water (lakes,
oceans, rivers, seas, etc.).
b. Students will create a Venn diagram (GO2) or
a compare & contrast chart (GO7) classifying
different bodies of surface water.
a. Recognize the atmosphere is composed
of a mixture of gases, water and minute
particles.
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a. Students will fill a beaker with liquids of
differing density (water, corn oil, shampoo,
dish soap, anti-freeze, maple syrup) to show
how gases or liquids with different
compositions & temperatures remain
divided. (1.3; 2.4)
a. Students will design a poster illustrating the
layers of the atmosphere providing data for
each layer.
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