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Spaceship Earth
Investigating Earth Materials
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The Blue Marble
• The title of this photograph is “The Blue Marble.”
• What is this blue marble?
• Who do you think might have taken this photograph?
• Why do you think they named it as they did?
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Spaceship Earth
• What can you tell about Earth from this photograph?
• The Earth is like a spaceship on which we travel.
• It has everything we need to stay alive.
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Earth’s Surface
The Earth has rocks and soil to help us make and grow the things we need.
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Earth’s Surface
And, that surface is
constantly changing.
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Earth’s SurfaceOver two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. Think about how many ways we use water.
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Earth’s Surface
And, that water is constantly moving.
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Earth’s Blanket
• What do we call the blanket of gases that surround the surface of the Earth?
• The atmosphere rises above us and provides the air we breathe.
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Earth’s Atmosphere
The Earth’s atmosphere is
constantly changing, too.
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Earth ChangesMan also changes
the Earth.
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Mission: Spaceship Earth
• Your mission as an Earth scientist is to learn more about these Earth materials.
• By studying the Earth and how it works, we can use and protect these natural resources.
• After all, it’s the only Earth that we have.
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Pause PowerPoint
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Geologists at Work
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Geologists at Work
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Geologists at Work
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Geologists at Work
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Geologists at Work
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Geologists at Work
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Real Scientists
There are many more ways that geoscientists study the Earth. You can learn about some of the these
interesting jobs from real scientists at:
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/scientists/index.html
Check out Elizabeth Arrendondo – Mineralogist
“Mineralogist Elizabeth Arredondo loves adventure! When she's not skydiving, she's out hunting for
colorful gems and minerals.”(PBS KIDS: Dragonfly TV)
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Credits
• USGS (United States Geological Survey)
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); NSSL (National Severe Storms Laboratory)
• NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)