ES-ESS2.A-2

Xenosteroid Park

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COMBINED RATING

3.8 Stars

TEACHERS (37)

3.8

STUDENTS (22568)

3.8

LENGTH

15 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

Enjoy all the attractions in this new alien theme park! Exchange tickets for amazing prizes while you learn about Earth Materials Systems!

Vocabulary Words

erosion

plates

continental plates

continental lithosphere

subduct

biosphere

ecosystem

lithosphere

hydrosphere

atmosphere

delta

deposition

sediment

reservoir

dune

mechanical weathering

chemical weathering

plain

valley

techtonic movement

delta

coast

cliff

water cycle

condensation

precipitation

runoff

crust

mantle

seismic waves

meteorites

peridotite

outer core

inner core

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Earth Materials and Systems. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Water that falls from clouds is called precipitation.

The Sun provides light and heat energy that cause the water cycle to flow on Earth.

Weathering is the process by which rocks, soil, and sediments are broken down into smaller particles.

Water waves from the ocean shape coastal landforms.

Winds and clouds in the atmosphere interact with mountain ranges to determine patterns of weather.

In the water cycle, heat energy from the Sun causes water in the ocean to increase in temperature and evaporate into a gas.

Earth’s crust contains rock, soil, sediment, continents, and mountains.

Erosion is the process by which rock, soil, and/or sediments are transported from one location to another.

Earth’s inner core is hot and mostly metallic.

Weather conditions, such as rainfall, can shape the landforms on Earth through weathering and erosion.

Surface runoff is water that moves downhill across Earth’s surface towards the ocean due to the force of gravity.

Some natural processes occur suddenly while others occur gradually over time.

Rocks are hard materials found on Earth’s surface made of one or more minerals.

Water can flow between the ground, air, and organisms on Earth in many different pathways through the water cycle.

In the water cycle, water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses to form clouds.

The hydrosphere includes Earth’s water in liquid, ice, and gas form, including the water in the atmosphere, oceans, rivers, lakes, glaciers, soils, and groundwater.

The water cycle is the continuous movement of water throughout Earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.

Earth’s mantle is hot, soft, solid rock.

Different landforms on Earth include mountains, hills, valleys, canyons, deltas, sand dunes, and plains.

The geosphere includes Earth’s crust, mantle, outer and inner cores.

The ocean heats and cools more slowly than land, and this produces more temperate climates in coastal areas.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What role does the play in the water cycle? What parts of the Earth are contained within the Hydrosphere? What parts of the Earth are contained within the lithosphere? What parts of the Earth are contained within the atmosphere?

After the Game

How do the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere all work together to form our biosphere? What are the main parts of the water cycle? What atmospheric factors play a role in the water cycle? How did playing the variety of carnival games help you understand the relationship among the lithosphere, hydrosphere and the atmosphere?