Scout Mission Slides Earth System Scouts
Your Mission: Explore the Four Branches of our World
What is Earth Science?
Earth Science is the study of our planet and everything around it.
We study the ground beneath us.
We study the air above us.
We study the water around us.
We study the stars beyond us.
As Scouts, you will search for clues to understand how Earth works!
The Four Branches
Geology
The study of the solid Earth and rocks.
Meteorology
The study of the atmosphere and weather.
Oceanography
The study of the Earth's oceans.
Astronomy
The study of the universe and space.
Scout Station HQ
Mission Links
Geology: ducksters.com/science/geology
Weather: scijinks.gov/menu/weather/
Oceans: ducksters.com/geography/oceans
Space: spaceplace.nasa.gov
"Search like a Scout!"
Look for these student-friendly sites. They have large photos, simple text, and big headings to help you find your clues!
Mission Briefing
1
Visit the Websites
Use the links on your Mission Log to find your scout stations.
2
Hunt for Answers
Read the simple facts and find the keywords.
3
Record Evidence
Fill in your Mission Log and draw what you see!
Scout Tips:
Use the Word Bank if you get stuck.
Look for big headings and pictures.
Work with your scout partner.
Day 1: Solid Ground & Blue Skies
Today we investigate Geology and Meteorology. Get your Mission Logs ready!
Land and Air Log Earth System Scouts
Mission Log 1: Land & Air
Name:
Station 1: Geology (1-10)
BANK 1: Earth • Minerals • Lava • Core • Mantle • Crust • Igneous • Sedimentary • Metamorphic • Tectonic
1. Geology is the study of the .
Layers of the Earth:
2. Inner part:
3. Middle layer:
4. Outer shell:
5. Rocks are made of .
The Three Types of Rock:
6. From cooling lava:
7. From sand/mud layers:
8. Heat and pressure:
9. The crust is broken into Plates.
10. Magma above ground is .
Station 1 Continued • Page 1 of 4
Station 1: Geology (11-20)
BANK 2: Erosion • Weathering • Fossils • Volcanoes • Earthquakes • Cycle • Diamond • Sand • Soil • Fault
11. Water and wind breaking rock is .
12. Carrying broken rock away is .
13. Remains of ancient life: .
14. Mountains that erupt: .
15. Shaking of the ground: .
16. Rocks change over time in the Rock .
17. The hardest mineral is the .
18. Tiny pieces of broken rock: .
19. Dirt where plants grow is .
20. A crack in the Earth: line.
Station 1 Complete • Page 2 of 4
Station 2: Meteorology (1-10)
BANK 3: Weather • Troposphere • Evaporation • Calm • Tilt • Cumulonimbus • Wind • Temp • Rain • Air
1-3. Matching Tools
1. Thermometer
2. Anemometer
3. Rain Gauge
4. Thunder cloud:
5. Layer we breathe:
6. "Rainy today" is (circle): WEATHER or CLIMATE.
7. Pressure changes cause .
8. Water turning to gas is called .
9. Eye of hurricane:
10. Earth's causes seasons.
Station 2 Continued • Page 3 of 4
Station 2: Meteorology (11-20)
BANK 4: Stratus • Humidity • Fronts • Barometer • Tornado • Lightning • Condensation • Atmosphere • Nitrogen • Snow
11. Flat, gray "blanket" clouds: .
12. Water vapor in the air: .
13. Where air masses meet: .
14. Measures air pressure: .
15. Spinning wind funnel: .
16. Flash of electricity: .
17. Gas turning into clouds: .
18. Entire blanket of air: .
19. Most common gas in air: .
20. Frozen crystal rain: .
End Mission 1 Log • Page 4 of 4
Water and Space Log Earth System Scouts
Mission Log 2: Water & Space
Name:
Station 3: Oceanography (1-10)
BANK 5: 71 • Pacific • Sunlight • Twilight • Midnight • Rocks • Blue • Currents • Mariana • Plankton
1. THE PERCENT
Oceans cover about % of the Earth.
2. NAMES
The biggest ocean is the .
3-5. THE OCEAN ZONES
3. Top (Bright) Zone:
4. Middle (Dim) Zone:
5. Bottom (Dark) Zone:
6. Salt comes from on the land.
7. The Whale is the biggest.
8. Ocean move water around.
9. Deepest part: Trench.
10. Tiny ocean life: .
Station 3 Continued • Page 1 of 4
Station 3: Oceanography (11-20)
BANK 6: Salinity • Tides • Coral • Abyssal • Kelp • Gills • Salt • Atlantic • Waves • Vents
11. Amount of salt in water: .
12. Moon causes the ocean .
13. Colorful ocean "cities": Reefs.
14. Flat, deep ocean floor: Plain.
15. Fast-growing sea "forests": .
16. Fish use to breathe.
17. We can't drink ocean water because of .
18. Ocean between US and Europe: .
19. Wind creates on the surface.
20. Hot chimneys at the bottom: .
Station 3 Complete • Page 2 of 4
Station 4: Astronomy (1-10)
BANK 7: Star • Mars • Saturn • Jupiter • Gas • Gravity • Shadows • Telescope • Asteroid • Sun
1. The Sun is a giant .
2. The "Red Planet" is .
3-5. PLANET SECRETS
3. Planet with bright rings:
4. Great Red Spot storm is on:
5. Outer planets are made of:
ROCK GAS
6. Moon phases are caused by .
7. Pull that keeps orbit: .
8. To see far away: .
9. The Belt is between planets.
Scout Leader Guide Scout Leader Guide
Teacher Resource • Full 80-Question Answer Key
1: Geology
1. Earth
2. Core
3. Mantle
4. Crust
5. Minerals
6. Igneous
7. Sedimentary
8. Metamorphic
9. Tectonic
10. Lava
11. Weathering
12. Erosion
13. Fossils
14. Volcanoes
15. Earthquakes
16. Cycle
17. Diamond
18. Sand
19. Soil
20. Fault
2: Meteorology
1. Temp
2. Wind
3. Rain
4. Cumulonimbus
5. Troposphere
6. Weather
7. Wind/Pressure
8. Evaporation
9. Calm
10. Tilt
11. Stratus
12. Humidity
13. Fronts
14. Barometer
15. Tornado
16. Lightning
17. Condensation
18. Atmosphere
19. Nitrogen
20. Snow
3: Oceanography
1. 71
2. Pacific
3. Sunlight
4. Twilight
5. Midnight
6. Rocks
7. Blue
8. Currents
