The Spheres #1
How many different spheres is the Earth made up of?
Four
Give an example of something that belongs to the lithosphere.
Rocks, soil, or minerals
Why do First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people honour water as sacred?
Water sustains life. Nothing would be able to survive without it.
What are natural resources?
Materials from nature that are used to meet human needs.
What is conservation?
Protecting the Earth from harm and overuse.
What are the names of the four spheres on Earth?
Biosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, and Atmosphere
Which sphere contains all regions of Earth where life is supported?
Biosphere
In Alberta, what season is the sunlight most direct and the length of daylight longer?
Summer
Name two categories of natural resources that we talked about in class.
Air, water, soil, minerals, metals, forests, or organisms.
Name the three groups that work together with Parks Canada to help conserve national parks and historic sites.
Governments, conservation groups, and Indigenous communities
All of the water on Earth comes from which sphere?
Hydrosphere
Which sphere contains Oxygen?
Atmosphere
Where is sunlight the most direct AND the least direct on Earth?
Most direct - the Equator
Least direct - the North and South poles
When I woke up this morning, I took a shower and then got dressed in a cotton t-shirt and pants. Which two categories of natural resources are demonstrated here?
Water and organisms
What is a traditional Indigenous method of conservation that we learned about in class?
Taking only what you need
Which sphere has a layer of air that acts like a blanket surrounding Earth?
Atmosphere
When plants and animals die, they decompose in the ground. This shows a connection between the biosphere and which other sphere?
Lithosphere
Give two examples of how plants use water to meet their basic needs/survive?
- To grow
- To stand up straight
- To cool down through evaporation
- To make their own food
- To carry nutrients to them
- As a habitat
For breakfast, I ate my cereal with a silver spoon. Which three categories of natural resources are demonstrated here?
Organisms, metals, and minerals
Give two examples of ways you can practice conservation in your own life.
-Take shorter showers
- Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth
- Turn off the lights when you leave a room
- Reduce
- Reuse
- Recycle
- Picking up litter
- Carpooling
Which sphere do mountains belong to?
Lithosphere
Whales and many other organisms live in the ocean. This shows a connection between which two spheres?
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
Give two examples of how animals use water to meet their basic needs/survive.
- To stay healthy and hydrated
- It makes up a large part of their blood (which carries nutrients throughout their bodies)
- To cool down through sweating or panting
- To help them digest food
- To clean themselves
- As a habitat
For my friend's birthday party, I blew up a bunch of rubber balloons and then got a piece of paper to draw her a handmade card. Which three categories of natural resources are demonstrated here?
Air, organisms, and forests
Explain the lesson that we learned from The Flight of the Hummingbird.
Even though problems might feel big, the little actions that we take every day can have a huge impact, so we need to "do what we can."