EARTH SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES Essential Standard: 3.E.2 Compare the structures of the Earth’s surface using models or three-dimensional diagrams. RBT Tag:B2 Time (No. of Days)

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EARTH SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES

Essential Standard:

3.E.2 Compare the structures of the Earth’s surface using models or three-dimensional diagrams. RBT Tag:B2

Time (No. of Days) Clarifying Objectives Essential Vocabulary Task Analysis (Unpacking Simplified)

Learning Activities/Assessments Resources

4th ₉

weeks 3.E.2.1 Compare Earth’s saltwater and freshwater features (including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and glaciers). Landforms Surface Freshwater Saltwater Brackish Glaciers Oceans Seas Rivers Lakes Ponds Streams organisms

-Recognize that there are different bodies of water on the surface of the earth.

-Name the bodies of water based on their characteristics (bodies of water are salty, some are ‘fresh’, some are ‘brackish’, and some are frozen in ice sheets and glaciers.) -Discriminate between the different types of organisms that have developed to live in these different bodies and types of water. - Compare Earth’s saltwater and freshwater features (including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and glaciers).

*Using your science journal draw and label the different bodies of water and include some characteristics for each (writing to learn)

*Writing to Learn-choose one body of water to research that could include: the animals, plants, surrounding

habitat/environment, etc ( this can also be included in the Duplin Co. Writing

Folder)(3.RP1)(3tt.1)

*Choose a body of water to create a diorama, poster, or other project depicting the characteristics of that body of water (writing to learn, collaborative group work)

*Small group -create murals on classroom walls using bulletin board paper of showing lakes, oceans, rivers, streams, ponds, & glaciers (writing to learn, collaborative group work)

Websites http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/birchwood/gra degullickson/land%20forms%20and%20wat erbodies/landforms.html http://harcourtschool.com/glossary/horizo ns/index.html http://bogglesworldesl.com/bodiesofwater .htm http://www.mbgnet.net/ http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/freshw ater.html http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/marine. html Books

-Bodies of Water: Fun, Facts and Activities (Easy-Read

Geography) by Caroline Arnold -Eye Wonder: Ocean by Sue Thornton and Mary Ling

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Journal (Sharing Nature with Children Book) by Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini

-The Freshwater Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta

- Freshwater Habitats by Laurie Toupin - Oceans by Seymour Simon

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EARTH SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES

Essential Standard:

3.E.2.2 Compare the structures of the Earth’s surface using models or three-dimensional

diagrams.

RBT Tag: B2

Time (No. of Days) Clarifying Objectives Essential Vocabulary Task Analysis (Unpacking Simplified)

Learning Activities/Assessments Resources

4th₉

Weeks 3.E.2.2 Compare Earth’s land features (including volcanoes, mountains, valleys, canyons, caverns, and islands) by using models, pictures, diagrams, and maps. Attributes Volcanoes Mountains Valleys Canyons Caverns Islands Model

-Conclude that the surface of the earth has many different types of physical features.

-Organize these features according to their structure. -Choose and construct a representation of a physical feature of the Earth

(models, maps, posters, diagrams, etc.).

- Compare Earth’s land features (including volcanoes, mountains, valleys, canyons, caverns, and islands) by using models, pictures, diagrams, and maps.

* SMART Exchange Landforms: Who Am I? This activity will introduce students to the physical attributes SMART Exchange - USA - Landforms Who Am I.mht(Classroom Talk, questioning)(3.TT1)

*Collaborative Group make a 3D pop-up book showing each landform (pairs) *Visit the library and use an encyclopedia or other resources to create a circle map to describe the characteristics of each landform (Scaffolding)(3.RP.1)

*This link will allow students to investigate landforms(classroom talk,

questioning)(3.TT1)

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/bo oks/applications/imaps/maps/g2_u2/inde x.html

*Using information found in investigation on landforms write a research paper on types of landforms. (Writing to Learn, questioning)

*This link will provide some ideas on projects that you can create with your studentshttp://www.ehow.com/info_791 Websites http://geography.mrdonn.org/landforms.h tml http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0032-understanding-landforms.php http://geography.pppst.com/landforms.ht ml http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/land forms.htm http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/birchwood/link s/grade3links/landforms.html http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjam s/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/landforms.htm Books

 Our Earth by Anne Rockwell  Volcanoes (Extraordinary) by Jackie

Gaff

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5051_landform-projects-3rd-grade.html _ _GLACIERS_by_{Melvin and Gilda Berger}  My River by Shari Halpern

 Earth From Above for Young Readers

by YannArthus-Bertrand

 Volcanoes! Mountains of Fire (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) by Eric Arnold  Volcanoes by Seymour Simon

 How Mountains Are Made (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

 To the Top! Climbing the World's Highest Mountain (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5) by Sydelle Kramer

 Landforms by George Finiel Adams  Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest by

Steve Jenkins

 Landforms of the Colorado Plateau: The Story Behind the Scenery by Gary Ladd

 Volcanoes (Acorn) by Cassie Mayer

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- All about Land Formations 22:57 - Land Formations 22:19

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