Systems Agenda

FRIDAY

ENGAGE:

Systems Probe --- What do you know about systems? --- In class survey!

What is a system? Where have you heard this term before?
Discussion... Come up with a working, classroom definition of a system.

EXPLORE:

Bicycle Activity --- Provided in class

Students work in groups of 4
Class discussion

REVIEW:

Summary Statements

HOMEWORK:

Vocabulary Cards

connection --- logical relationship, being related or linked
system --- a group of parts that interact to perform a function
interaction --- an influence, one part affects another
input --- anything put in or taken in
output --- anything given off or taken out
subsystem --- a smaller system inside a larger system
function --- purpose or goal
boundary --- limit or edge of something

TUESDAY

ENGAGE:

Why Systems Thinking?

Why is systems thinking important?
Where do you think you will use systems thinking in science this year?

Earth is a System

VIDEO #1

Pre-video Vocabulary:

Earth systems
Satellite images
Remote sensing
Global monitoring

Watch this 5 minute video. Be prepared to answer the questions below.

What are the many interacting Earth systems you can describe from this video?
Describe the ways in which they interact.
What are your thoughts on the impact of humans on our planet after seeing the satellite images of Earth?
How has remote sensing changed our ability to study the Earth and how has it contributed to global monitoring of the planet?
Think of one environmental issue and explain how global monitoring would be beneficial to gaining knowledge of its impact on the Earth.

Discussion about above movie - review questions above. Pair and Share?

EXPLORE:

Spheres Presentation

NOTES: What are the different spheres? Why are the spheres separated the way that they are?

Lithosphere (Geosphere)

Biosphere

Hydrosphere - Cryosphere

Atmosphere

Anthrosphere

Cosmosphere

WEDNESDAY

EXPLORE:

Student Research --- Using textbooks and other books, students research one of the 6 spheres. .

All Spheres

Short Video (Need Headphones)

Interactive Site

Geosphere

Site #1: Geosphere (Lithosphere) Expert Reading

Site #2: Geosphere

Site #3: Earth Structure G4K

Hydrosphere

Site #1: Hydrosphere Expert Reading

Site #2: Hydrosphere

Site #3: Cyrosphere

Site #4: Hydrosphere G4K

Atmosphere

Site #1: Atmosphere Expert Reading

Site #2: Atmosphere

Site #3: Atmosphere G4K

Biosphere

Site #1: Biosphere Expert Reading

Site #2: Biosphere

Site #3: Biosphere Presentation

Site #4: Biosphere G4K

Anthrosphere

Site #1: Anthrosphere

Cosmosphere

REVIEW:

Why is systems thinking important?
Create a class concept map using GoogleDocs, (groups of 6).

Go over GoogleDoc accounts
Rules for cooperative learning with Googledocs

HW: Complete the practice quiz!

THURSDAY

Review

Step 1: Earth Systems Science Presentation --- follow along as a class.

Step 2: Visualizing the Spheres --- Take a quick look at how the spheres overlap.

1. Drawing: Create a "spheres" drawing... add color and connections. Include bold vocab on the left of the list.

2. Create a diagram of system. (Pick something other than a bicycle.) Include bold vocab on the right of the list.

FRIDAY

ASSESSMENT

Review (15 min)

Part 1 (20 min): Written Portion

Part 2 (15 min): Create a concept map with the 6 "spheres" and connections between them. Connections between topics should have linking words explaining the connections. You need three connections for each sphere!

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