1. PLANET EARTH

2. Essential Questions: What forces and systems shape the Earth? Learning Target: IWBAT explain what makes Earth suitable for plant and animal life. Formative Assessment(s): Make a diagram labeling the three levels of the biosphere.

3. BELLWORK What objects make up our solar system?

4. CLASSWORK What objects make up our solar system? Read pages 30-32 to find more answers

5. CLASSWORK What objects make up our solar system? Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Sun Asteroids, Comets, Meteoroids Stars

6. CLASSWORK As you read pages 32-33, use the highlighted vocab to answer the questions below: 1.This is composed of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen: 2.The Suez Canal that cuts through Africa and Asia is located here: 3.This includes liquid and frozen surface water: 4.The highest point on Earth: 5.The only place that life can exist without life support systems: 6.Land linking North and South America: 7.This is found in Southwest Asia and is the lowest dry land point: 8.This can be between 60-120 miles deep: 9.This is an underwater canyon under the Pacific Ocean: 10.This landmass extends underwater from the land before sharply sloping to meet the ocean floor:

7. CLASSWORK As you read pages 32-33, use the highlighted vocab to answer the questions below: 1.This is composed of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen: Atmosphere 2.The Suez Canal that cuts through Africa and Asia is located here: Sinai Peninsula 3.This includes liquid and frozen surface water: Hydrosphere 4.The highest point on Earth: Mount Everest 5.The only place that life can exist without life support systems: Biosphere 6.Land linking North and South America: Isthmus of Panama 7.This is found in Southwest Asia and is the lowest dry land point: Dead Sea 8.This can be between 60-120 miles deep: Lithosphere 9.This is an underwater canyon under the Pacific Ocean: Mariana Trench 10.This landmass extends underwater from the land before sharply sloping to meet the ocean floor: Continental Shelf

8. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Make a diagram labeling the three levels of the biosphere.