Geosphere Student Capture Sheet

 

Name-­‐                                                                                             D ate-­‐                                                                                  

Period-­‐  

Geosphere   S tudent   C apture   S heet  

Guiding   Q uestions  

What   i s   t he   g eosphere?  

Is   t here   w ater   i n   t he   g eosphere   r ight   n ow?   H ow   d o   y ou   k now?  

How   i s   t he   g eosphere   a n   i mportant   p art   o f   t he   w ater   c ycle?  

How   d oes   s oil   c onsistency   a ffect   t he   w ater   c ycle?  

 

Engage  

1. Observe   t he   s oil   s amples   a nd   b rainstorm   w ith   y our   g roup  

Observations   o f   S oil   S amples   a nd  

What   y ou   w ould   l ike   t o   k now   a bout   s oil   i f  

What   y ou   k now   a bout   s oil  

you   h ad   m ore   t ime   a nd   e quipment  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The   g eosphere   i s     _ ___________________________________________________________________________________  

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3. Prediction:   w ater   i s     _ ____________________________   ( not   p resent,   s omewhat   p resent,   h ighly  

present)   i n   t he   g eosphere   t oday.      

 

 

Explore     R ecord   y our   d ata   b elow.   R emember   t o   i nclude   u nits!  

 

 

Data  

Notes  

 

 

Soil   M oisture  

 

 

Soil   T emperature