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EARTH SYSTEM

Welcome to the Earth system section of Exploring the Environment®. Here you will find...

Earth Action Stories
A Rainbow for Spider Boy and Butterfly Girl Read about the adventures of Spider Boy and Butterfly Girl as they learn a lesson about Earth from their grandfather, Flying Eagle.

Hands-on Activities
Earth System Cards Sort a stack of cards into four sphere piles and then explain why they belong in each pile.

Observing the Water Cycle Watch as water changes form and explain why this happens.

Raindrops Keep Falling Choose a raindrop with a letter on it and name something from nature with that letter.

Online Activities
Earth System Cards Sort a stack of cards into four sphere piles online.

Topic Overview
Do your students—or you—need to learn more about the Earth system? This section provides a general overview of the topic. You might want to print out these pages for your students.

Biomes | Weather, Season & Climate | Remote Sensing | Earth System
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Earth Action Stories: A Rainbow for Spider Boy and Butterfly Girl
Hands-On Activities: Earth System Cards | Observing the Water Cycle | Raindrops Keep Falling
Online Activities: Earth System Cards
Topic Overview: Overview | Spheres | Cycles

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Last updated November 10, 2004

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