Classroom Procedures
After the three-minute timer ends at the beginning of class, this is the activity you should begin.
This sphere includes all the water on Earth.
What is the hydrosphere?
Rain falls from the sky into a lake. Name the two spheres interacting.
What are the atmosphere and hydrosphere?
How could the geosphere and hydrosphere interact in a desert ecosystem?
Rainwater could flow over the desert ground and move sand or soil to a new location.
This is Ms. Berheim's greatest pet peeve?
What is asking the question "what are we doing today?"
This is the time during class when you should ask the teacher your questions.
What is the question slide?
This sphere includes rocks, soil, mountains, and land.
What is a geosphere?
Plant roots grow into soil and absorb nutrients. Name the two spheres interacting.
What are the biosphere and geosphere?
How could the biosphere and hydrosphere interact in a jungle ecosystem?
Jungle plants could absorb rainwater through their roots, or animals could drink water from a river.
When Ms. Berheim is getting the fish eggs
What is beginning of October?
Name the two reasons you may use the hall pass and when you may use it.
What are going to the bathroom or filling a water bottle, beginning 10 minutes after class starts and ending 10 minutes before class ends?
This sphere is made of the gases surrounding Earth.
What is a atmosphere?
A deer drinks water from a stream. Name the two spheres interacting.
What are the biosphere and hydrosphere?
How could the atmosphere and geosphere interact in a mountain ecosystem?
Wind could wear away mountain rocks, or air temperature could cause rocks to freeze, thaw, and break apart.
This is Ms. Berheim's dog's name
What is Stella?
Identify when you may sharpen your pencil and where you should look for a missing personal item.
What is during the timers for sharpening a pencil, and in the basket in the front of the room for the lost and found?
This sphere includes every living organism on Earth.
What is a biosphere?
Strong wind wears away the surface of a rock. Name the two spheres interacting.
What are the atmosphere and geosphere?
How could the biosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere interact in a grassland ecosystem?
Grass grows in the soil and takes in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Wind could also carry seeds or move soil.
This is Ms. Berheim's favorite sport
What is volleyball?
Explain where you can find work you missed or lost and where you should turn it in after completing it.
What is the area at the back of the classroom by the homework board, on the left side of the fish tank, and in the bins on the right side of the fish tank for turning in completed missing or late work?
A glacier is made of frozen water but rests on land. Name the two spheres represented.
What are the hydrosphere and geosphere?
During a rainstorm, rain falls from clouds, soaks into the soil, and is absorbed by a tree’s roots. Name the spheres involved and explain the interaction.
What are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere? Water falls from the atmosphere, enters the soil in the geosphere, and is absorbed by a tree in the biosphere.
Describe one event in a forest ecosystem that shows all four of Earth’s spheres interacting.
Rain falls from the atmosphere, enters the soil in the geosphere, and is absorbed by trees in the biosphere. Extra water may flow into streams that are part of the hydrosphere.
This is what Ms. Berheim has a masters degree in
What is Wildlife Sciences?