Interactions Between Earth's Spheres
5th grade Earth's spheres worksheet: define the four spheres, identify each in pictures, and name the pair at work in volcano, canyon, and oak tree scenes.
5th Grade Earth's Systems Worksheets
NGSS 5-ESS2: developing a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere interact.
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Earth's Systems worksheets to download
Earth's Four Spheres Labeling
Label clouds, a mountain, forest, ocean, river, and soil on a landscape diagram with Earth's four spheres. 5th grade worksheet with word bank and answer key.
Graphing Earth's Water
5th grade Earth's water worksheet: 3% fresh vs 97% salt, a freshwater bar graph, a lakes, swamps, and rivers table, and a 100-bucket model. Answer key.
Water Cycle Fill-In
5th grade water cycle cloze passage: 14 blanks, a 16-word bank with two distractors, and a challenge question on rain and mountains. Answer key included.
Modeling Sphere Interactions
5th grade guided notes on modeling Earth's spheres: volcano and beaver dam examples, fill-in blanks, and a checklist for a wind and sand dune model.
Protecting Earth's Resources
5th grade research fact file on a community conservation project, with a Key Facts table, a summary, and a Tucson wetlands model answer for grading.
Curriculum objectives covered
5-ESS2-1
“Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.”
5-ESS2-2
“Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.”
5-ESS3-1
“Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment.”
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Matter and Its Interactions
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Ecosystems
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Engineering Design
NGSS 3-5-ETS1: defining a simple design problem reflecting a need or want, with criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.