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Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems
• Wind and water can change the shape of the land. (2-ESS2-1)
ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
• Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area. (2-ESS2-2)
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
• Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form. (2-ESS2-3)
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
• Because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is useful to compare and test designs. (secondary to 2-ESS2-1)
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Use the Template and Resource Links to Fulfill NGSS
l. Goals:
Essential Questions:
NGSS Note: Think, question, entertain ideas.
ll. Introductory Activities to Assess Prior Knowledge/And Later to Assess Comprehension
ESS2.A Earth Materials and Systems
A. Simple Activities - that assess students’ understanding of the effect of wind and water on land.
B. Brainstorming Session
Question: What are some places that have been affected by wind and water erosion you know about?
1. Break students down into groups of 3-4.
2. Ask students to generate a list of places that have been affected by wind and water and briefly decribe them (i.e. Grand Canyon).
3. Discuss
ESS2.B Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
A. Simple Activities - that assess students’ understanding of how Maps show where things are located.
Maps - Learning to Use Them Activity
Map Drawing Activity
Landforms and Waterways Poster Building
Illustrating Landforms Performance Task
llustrating Waterways Performance Task
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
A. Simple Activities - that assess students’ understanding of where water is on Earth.
Where is Water on Earth? Matching
Where There is Water on Earth - Coloring Page
lll. New Knowledge - Text
ESS2.A Earth Materials and Systems
A. Read about the effect of wind and water on land (i.e. erosion).
ESS2.B Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
A. Simple Activities - that assess students’ understanding of how Maps show where things are located.
Landforms and Waterways
Landforms and Waterways Definitions Matching Quiz
Landforms and Waterways Vocabulary Matching Quiz
Waterways Coloring
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
A. Reading and Simple Activities - that advance student knowledge and assess students’ understanding of water on Earth.
The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
Water on Earth - Mini-Poster
Phases of Matter – Gas, Liquids, Solids
Phases of Water - Matching
Phases of Water in Nature - Matching
Water Changing Phases Investigation - Diagram
Phases of Water in Nature - Mini-Poster
Examples of Models (depicts the concept expressed in the reading):
Ask students to look at the models of weather and nutrient cycle and explain how each illustrates the concept.
lV. Experiments, Activities, Model-making (Critical Thinking)
Inquiry related to Earth's waterways, landforms, and erosion:
Erosion Activity
Map Activity - Create a Landform Model
Water Changing Phases - Investigation
V. Summarize Knowledge - Enduring Understandings
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