Title: Water Cycle
Description: The primary focus of this unit is to create an awareness of water, its uses, and to develop an understanding of its impact on life. The activities in this section explain: where water is found, the movement of water from one part of the hydrosphere to another, water quality, and conservation.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 10: Identify spheres of Earth, including the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.
[S1] (6) 3: Describe water and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their effects on Earth.

Title: How Stuff Works: How Radar Works
Description: This is an educational resource for students and teachers to use when researching technology that investigates the Earth.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 10: Identify spheres of Earth, including the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

Title: Geography4Kids Quiz: Atmosphere Overview
Description: This website is an interactive quiz on the atmosphere.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 10: Identify spheres of Earth, including the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.
[S1] (6) 1: Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Niño, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather.

Title: Geography4Kids
Description: This site has an introduction to the earth sciences that includes topics on the Earth's structure, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
Standard(s):
[S1] (3) 11: Describe Earth’s layers, including inner and outer cores, mantle, and crust.
[S1] (5) 10: Identify spheres of Earth, including the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.
[S1] (6) 1: Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Niño, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather.
[S1] (6) 3: Describe water and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their effects on Earth.

Title: Earth Floor: Spheres
Description: This website contains information and illustrations about the spheres of the Earth.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 10: Identify spheres of Earth, including the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

Title: Earth Floor: Rock Cycle
Description: This web site contains information and illustrations about the rock cycle.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 10: Identify spheres of Earth, including the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

Title: How Stuff Works? Seismographs
Description: This website has educational resources for and illustrations of seismographs.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 10: Identify spheres of Earth, including the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

Title: How Stuff Works: How Radar Works
Description: This is an educational resource for students and teachers to use when researching technology that investigates the Earth.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 10: Identify spheres of Earth, including the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

Title: Weather for Kids: Weather Balloons
Description: This is an educational resource for students and teachers to use when researching technology that investigates the Earth.
Standard(s):
[S1] (5) 10: Identify spheres of Earth, including the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.