The Making of a Planet Video Discussion
April 25, 2020Santa Monica Glaciers and Global Changes in Downstream Article Summary
April 25, 2020Question Description
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- Watch the video in this folder titled Earth Systems Interact to learn about how each of Earth’s spheres work together to create the Earth System.
- Locate a science news article available on the Internet that discusses a topic in which you can identify Earth’s spheres interacting. For example, an article on a hurricane would include interactions between the hydrosphere (hurricanes develop in the ocean), atmosphere (hurricanes are atmospheric storms), geosphere (erosion of the beaches), and biosphere (impacts to humans, animals and vegetation).
- There are many science news websites. Here is a good one for students: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/ (Links to an external site.); here is one with links to many other science news websites: https://www.livescience.com/61995-best-science-websites.html (Links to an external site.)
- Write a short, 1-2 paragraph summary of the article.
- Write an additional paragraph on the various spheres involved in the article. Discuss how the spheres are involved citing specific examples from the article.
- Begin a new thread and paste your summary into the Message Box (do not attach a Word document).
- Include a citation for the news article (not just the link).
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