HYDROSPHERE
8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans.
8.E.1.1 Explain the structure of the hydrosphere including Water distribution on Earth, Local river basins, and water availability 8.E.1.2 Summarize evidence that Earth’s oceans are a reservoir of nutrients, minerals, dissolved gases, and life forms: estuaries, marine ecosystems, upwelling, and behavior of gases in the marine environment, and deep ocean technology and understandings gained 8.E.1.3 Predict the safety and potability of water supplies in North Carolina based on physical and biological factors, including: temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrates and phosphates, turbidity, bioindicators 8.E.1.4 Conclude that the good health of humans requires: monitoring of the hydrosphere, water quality standards, methods of water treatment, maintaining safe water quality stewardship |
Essential Questions
1. How do factors interact to determine the distribution of water in the hydrosphere? 2. How does the water cycle affect water distribution on Earth? 3. How do river basins affect water availability? 4. What are the oceans made of and how do we know? 5. How do Earth's oceans affect other marine and land ecosystems? |
Notebook Pages
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 |
Page Title
Title Page Essential Questions Essential Questions Cont. Checklist/Vocabulary Science News Article What I Know What I Need to Know Bill Nye Water Cycle Water Property Notes The Wondrous Water Lab Lab Continued What is the Hydrologic Cycle? The Water Cycle Water Distribution Graph Distribution of World's Water Groundwater Basics Groundwater Fact Groundwater Graphic Organizer Aquifer Comparison/Contrast Lakes, Ponds, and Wetlands Bill Nye Wetlands River Basin Scavenger Watershed Notes Watershed Diagram Summary Notes Water One-pager |
Supplemental Links If Necessary
See Questions Above See Questions Above Bill Nye Video Ted Ed Video Floating Paper Clip, Polarity Ogallala Video, India Video Bill Nye Video Copy of Book Pages PPT Notes PPT Notes |