Vocabulary

• Tier 1 Words— words that can be

represented by pictures or something real

• Moon
 Tier 2 words
• Words with more than one meaning
• Office—building
• Office—government position someone has

• Words that sound alike

to, too, two
 Tier 3 words
• Science words—word wall words
• Bold print words in the text book
BRANCHES OF EARTH
SCIENCE
Tier 1 words for reading
section 1
The moon is BEYOND our atmosphere .
 BEYOND

• Definition: On the farther side; more

distant than—
– That ball went beyond the goal line.
– She lives beyond the Wal-Mart.
 prior
• Definition: Before 1

• He attended Philo
prior to coming to
Parkland.

2
 • SIMPLE INSTRUMENT

• SOPHISTICATED
INSTRUMENT—more
complicated
 “in relation to one another”
• Where something is compared to another
• (these objects are beside each other)
 “bodies in the universe”
• Planets, stars, comets—objects found
beyond the Earth
 Tier 2 word for the day
Branches
1. Word: Branch or branches

2. say together: Branches, branches,

branches

3. context: There are 4 main branches of

earth science.
 Definitions
4. Def.: any member or part of a body or
system

5. student friendly definition: part of

something bigger
 Take turns reading these with your
partner
• There are 3 branches of United States
government; these include the president,
senate and house of representatives,
and the supreme court.

• One branch of my family is from Virginia

and another is from North Carolina.
 Another meaning
• Branches
Tier 3 words for reading selection 1
• Astronomy—study of objects beyond
Earth’s atmosphere

• Astronomer—person who studies

astronomy

• universe—space and everything in it

 Graphic organizer
• Look at the key
• Suffix (on the end of the word)

• Key: ---ology, --ography, --onomy } study

of…
• --er, --ist }person who studies a certain
subject
Fill in astronomy in the correct
place on the G.O.
Write in 3 or more examples of
astronomy
 Selection 2
• Tier 1-- surrounds

• Tier 2--forces and processes -energy and

activities that affect the Earth
• Predict —what will happen in the future
• -
 Tier 3-
• Meterology—study of earth’s atmosphere
• Meteorologist
• atmosphere—air around the earth
• weather—daily conditions of the
atmosphere
• climate—average weather over 30 years
 Selection 3
• Tier 2: glacial movement- movement of
large bodies of frozen water in mountains
• interpret—what does it mean?
 Tier 3
• Geology-study of the materials that make
up the Earth
• geologist
 Selection 4
• Tier 3 words
• Oceanography—

• oceanographer
 After reading
• Each person will be given a picture related
to Earth Science.
• Which branch of Earth Science does your
picture belong to? Decide and go to the
sign with that branch on it.
• Show your picture to others in your group
and see if they agree you are in the right
place.
 Discuss pictures
• And review branches
 Review
• Make an inside / outside circle
• People on the inside face out to their
partner.
• People on the outside face in