Earth’s Systems

Brainpop Earth Systems — Multiple brain pop movies on earth systems, such as carbon dating and the earth's atmosphere.

Earth spheres — The site provides information on the four earth spheres: Geosphere (lithosphere): all of the rocks and "hard parts" of the Earth Hydrosphere: all of Earth's water Biosphere: all living things Atmosphere: the blanket of gases surrounding the planet Cosmosphere: the universe surrounding the Earth

Earth Systems — This Website features palaeontology, evolution, geochronology, earth systems, systematics, life on Earth, ecology, geological timescale, and the megayear digest. Additional information is presented specifically on the history of plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates.

Hydrosphere — This site has notes that discuss the importance of understanding the concept of systems with emphasis on the water cycle, and are aimed specifically for teachers.

Interactive Conceptual Model on carbon dioxide — This activity guides students through building a conceptual model of how carbon dioxide affects Earth's climate

Ocean health online course — This online book contains material used for an Environmental Geoscience course, specifically ocean health, for first-year college students interested in majoring in the subject.

The Habitable Planet online textbook — This site has a textbook that covers the natural functioning of the different Earth systems. Includes full-color images of related figures, glossary terms, and a bibliography for further reading.

Water Cycle — This site explains in a user friendly format the importance of the water cycle to existence on earth.

You tube earth spheres — This you tube video explores the earth as interconnectd systems.