Landforms and Bodies of WaterLandforms and Bodies of Water

Guiding QuestionsGuiding Questions

Today we will work on these guiding questions:

•What are the names and descriptions of landforms that are found on Earth’s surface?•What are the names and descriptions of bodies of water that are found on Earth’s surface?

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What are some landforms and bodies of water that you can think of?

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and look for landforms and bodies of waterand look for landforms and bodies of wateraround our school-around our school-

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What do you see? What do you see? What do you notice?What do you notice?

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Class NotesClass NotesLetLet’’s gather some s gather some information about information about

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I see a _________. I know because __________.I see a _________. I know because __________.

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• One way students could further explore the idea of One way students could further explore the idea of landforms and bodies of water would be to conduct landforms and bodies of water would be to conduct research on common landforms and bodies of water in research on common landforms and bodies of water in their neighborhood, county, state or region.their neighborhood, county, state or region.

• One way to involve families in this experience would be One way to involve families in this experience would be to ask the students to go home and interview their to ask the students to go home and interview their families about major landforms or bodies of water they families about major landforms or bodies of water they have visited and why. For example, maybe a family has have visited and why. For example, maybe a family has visited on of the islands of Hawaii or gone hiking on the visited on of the islands of Hawaii or gone hiking on the Rocky Mountains .Rocky Mountains .

• Additionally, students could create an art project Additionally, students could create an art project depicting one of the landforms or bodies of water depicting one of the landforms or bodies of water studied. For example, a college of a river or a pastel of a studied. For example, a college of a river or a pastel of a mountain range. mountain range.