Bring Science Alive! Planet Earth Interactive Student Notebook Sample

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EARTH’S SYSTEMS

Energy in Earth’s Systems OBSERVING PHENOMENA

Phenomenon: When the bottom of a tank of water is heated, warm water rises, cools, and falls back again.

1. What questions do you have about this phenomenon?

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N O T E B O O K I N V E S T I G AT I O N 1

1. What do you think is happening here?

Simulation 1

Simulation 2

2. Which components of the four systems are involved?

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3. Do you see any matter moving?

Simulation 1

Simulation 2

4. How might energy be moving that matter?

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N O T E B O O K 1 - The Geosphere

1. What is the geosphere?

2. What are the three main parts of the geosphere?

3. How does energy from Earth’s core transfer through the geosphere?

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N O T E B O O K I N V E S T I G AT I O N 2

1. Observe the model convection current over 5 minutes and record your observations in the data table.

Time Interval:

0 min

1 min

2 min

5 min

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2. What changes did you observe in the model? Be detailed in your explanation, and be sure to indicate at what time you observed each change.

3. What is the cause of each change?

4. Was all of the water in the container affected by the change, or changes, you observed?

5. What happened to the density of the water during each change?

6. A process is a series of steps. Convection is a process that occurs in many Earth systems. How would you summarize the process of convection?

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N O T E B O O K 2 - The Hydrosphere

1. What energy sources and processes of energy drive the global circulation of water in the oceans?

2. How much of the water in the hydrosphere is freshwater, and how much is saltwater?

3. How much of all the freshwater in the world is found in glaciers, groundwater, and lakes and rivers?

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N O T E B O O K I N V E S T I G AT I O N 3

1. What kinds of matter are likely found in this system?

2. In what ways does energy transfer?

3. What are the likely sources of that energy?

4. How does the flow of energy cause changes to matter in this system?

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5. What kinds of matter are likely found in this system?

6. In what ways does energy transfer?

7. What are the likely sources of that energy?

8. How does the flow of energy cause changes to matter in this system?

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9. What kinds of matter are likely found in this system?

10. In what ways does energy transfer?

11. What are the likely sources of that energy?

12. How does the flow of energy cause changes to matter in this system?

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13. What kinds of matter are likely found in this system?

14. In what ways does energy transfer?

15. What are the likely sources of that energy?

16. How does the flow of energy cause changes to matter in this system?

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N O T E B O O K 3 - The Atmosphere

1. What four gasses make up most of Earth’s atmosphere, and what are their percentages?

2. What interactions lead to weather patterns on Earth?

4 - The Biosphere

1. What process cycles matter from one organism to another in the biosphere?

2. How does energy from the sun flow through a food chain?

Using the terms below, complete the diagram to show the flow of energy from beginning to end.

• Herbivores • Decomposers • Producers • Carnivores

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N O T E B O O K 5 - Modeling Earth’s Biosphere

1. Why did scientists build the Biosphere 2?

2. How did the components of the Biosphere 2 work?

3. What did scientists observe while the Biosphere 2 was operating?

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N O T E B O O K MAKING SENSE OF PHENOMENA

Phenomenon: When the bottom of a tank of water is heated, warm water rises, cools, and falls back again.

1. Use what you have learned to explain this phenomenon.

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