Understanding Earth’s Systems: Earth’s Geosphere by Jenna Tolli
Earth’s geosphere is made up of the planet’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface. The interior is comprised of many different sections, including Earth’s core and crust. Readers will learn about types of rock, including igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, and how they come together to form the rock […]
Understanding Earth’s Systems: Earth’s Hydrosphere by Amy Hayes
Water is one of the essential components necessary for life to exist on Earth. All of Earth’s water in all its states, frozen, liquid, and gaseous, make up the hydrosphere. Liquid water exists on the surface of the earth but there are also reservoirs of water underground. Frozen water exists as glaciers, ice caps, and […]
Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story by Neil Waldman
With a double-page spread for each month, this book describes the journey of a single drop of water throughout the year. Visit the Grade 5 Inquiry Launch Module of the TMA BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Water Rolls, Water Rises by Pat Mora
Here is an ode to the beauty of the natural world as expressed by the movement and moods of water. With every evocative verse, we visit one of fourteen different water landscapes and cultural areas around the world. Each is stunningly illustrated with a breathtaking view of the drama, joy, power, serenity, grandeur, or peacefulness […]
All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon
Faucet well raincloud sea …from each of these comes water. But where doesWater go? To find out, honey,turn the page,dive in with tongue or toes, with eyes and ears and nose—and wonder at the flowof this great world’s life story. Visit the Grade 5 Inquiry Launch Module of the TMA BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Tour of Freshwater
Video and website that explore a tour of freshwater and how to save fresh water flow. Visit the Grade 5 Inquiry Launch Module of the TMA BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections. https://www.ourplanet.com/en/video/biome-tour-of-our-freshwater/