The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.

I

Distinguish between land and water environments.

Celebrate Earth Day

Click Earth System Card

The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.

D

Recognize the earth’s major geological features (e.g., mountains, oceans, and lakes).

Landforms for Second Graders

Illustrated Glossary of Landforms and Bodies of Water

The Image Gallery of Landforms

BBC Schools:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things.shtml

Earth Resources 

The student will investigate the properties, uses, and conservation of earth’s resources.

I

Recognize the components of soil and sand.
Rocks and Soil

I

Observe the properties of sand and soil.
The Dirt on Soil

D

Identify various methods to conserve earth resources (e.g., soil, trees, and water).
Backyard Conservation

The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.

D

Compare and contrast a variety of different landforms and bodies of water.

Landforms
Landforms

A

Identify the labeled part of a map or illustration as a continent, ocean, lake, river, mountain, or island.

Landforms and Bodies of Water

Play Kids Games http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/findContinent/default.htm#

A

Select the illustration that identifies a specific geological feature.

Labeling Landforms

Harcourt School Types of Land http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/typesofland/typesofland.html

Landforms http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/landforms.htm

A

Identify a geological feature given specific information.

Landform Quiz

Landforms http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/landforms.htm

The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.

I

Observe and describe how wind and water change the earth’s geological features.

A

Recognize specific geological features.

Metamorphic Rocks

A

Determine how wind and water change the earth’s geological features

Wind Erosion Videos

Lesson Soil Erosion

Lesson Water and Soil Erosion

I

Identify the earth’s layers.

Lesson The Earth Bowl

The Earth's Structure

The Earth's Layers

Inside the Earth

Structure of the Earth

Lesson Layers of the Earth
Layers of the Earth

A

Identify the layers of the earth.

Earth’s Layers

Layers of the Earth (5^th grade lesson plan)

Grade 5 Earth Features

The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.

D

Explain how certain forces cause changes in the earth’s geological features (i.e., wind, water, and plate tectonics).

Lesson Plan

Tropical Twister

What on Earth is Plate Tectonics?

Plate Tectonics

Lesson Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker

Tectonics Quiz Game

Plate Tectonic Cycle

A

Identify forces that cause geological change.

Cracking Dams

Changing Earth

The Changing Earth Quiz

A Changing Earth

A Changing World

TheEducator’sReferenceDesk: http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Geology/GLG0011.html

Internet Resource:  http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/geotime.html

D

Construct a model that depicts the layers of the earth.

Geology

Lesson The Earth Bowl

3-D Earth Structure Model 

A

Recognize that the age of Earth materials can be determined by their position in rock layers.

Geologic Time

What is Geologic Time?

Understanding Geologic Time

Internet Resource:  http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Earths_layers/Earths_layers1.html

A

Identify characteristics of the earth’s layers.

Lesson Using Models to Understand the Earth's Structure

Surface and Interior of the Earth

TheEducator’sReferenceDesk: http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Geology/GLG0011.html

Internet Resource:  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Inside.shtml

The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.

D

Differentiate among earth layers according to their physical properties.

Structure of the Earth

A

Label a cross section of the earth.

Layer Diagram  Layer Diagram

D

Illustrate the major plate boundaries.

Illustration of plate boundaries

A

Identify the major plates of the world.

Plate Tectonics

Major Plate Tectonics

A

Deduce plate movements as the major cause of geological events.

Earthquake

Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker

D

Compare and contrast processes that shaped the earth in the past with those shaping the earth today (e.g., plate movements, human activity, and mountain building).

Earth Games

Sedimentary Processes

Shaping the Earth Flashcard Exchange

Dynamic Earth

Eye in the Sky

A

Recognize the relationship between continental drift and plate tectonics.

Relationships between Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics