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Kindergarten, Science Std 8: Identify features of Earth as landmasses or bodies of water.

Lesson Plans: Unique Landforms Students will research and create a display of a landform What's Your Favorite Place? Students will be asked to think of their favorite place or a place they find particularly interesting. They will draw pictures of that place and share information about it with a partner. They will conclude by designing monuments that showcase their favorite place. Oceans The student will be able to distinguish between land and bodies of water on a globe and gain increased awareness of oceans and life. How Are Soils Classified? The student will be able to list the three texture groups of soils and classify a soil sample as sandy, silt, or clay soil. What is Soil? Students can explore these web pages to find out the composition of soil. Erosion The following activities will demonstrate to students various types of erosion. The purpose of these activities is to increase students’ awareness to the point where they can make intelligent decisions on proper land use. Collecting Rocks Students will acquire background knowledge of rocks, how they are formed, how they are used, and how to collect them. Rocks and Minerals – Uses Past and Present Students will learn the importance of rocks in past and present societies. Student will discover the many uses of rocks. Minerals – The Building Blocks of Rocks Students will acquire an understanding of how rocks are composed of different minerals.

Resources: Earth Mover Interactive question and answer game Human and Animal Habitats Link the living things that live in the landmasses or bodies of water Landforms and Bodies of Water Online picture dictionary Landforms of the World The Place to Find Out Characteristics of World Landforms. Click on the right to find out its characteristics! Science Clips Online interactive science games and quizzes for K-5 I Know that Students can link to engaging science resources (similar to BrainPop.com in which some activities are offered free) Science Online A must see! Great site for links to Blueprint Skills, Lesson Plans, Topical Sites, Interactive Websites for Students and Worksheets Mountains, Islands, Oceans, and Other Landforms This website offers links to activities, lesson plans, and maps about landforms and oceans. Treasures@Sea: Exploring the Ocean Through Literature A K-8 site with many activities about the ocean focusing on reading. Some lesson plans on the site, some are links to other Web sites. About Rivers – Homework Help This website offers general information about rivers. It contains links to activities about rivers. Oceans and Coasts This website offers links to designed for teachers to use in the classroom or as background reference material. There is also information about programs that provide training and other opportunities for educators. Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs): (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) E/B: Show students a picture that shows different landforms. Give simple prompts such as: "I am pointing to the mountain. Now you point to the mountain." E/B: Ask students to show thumbs up when shown a landform (or body of water) and thumbs down if it's not. E/B: Draw a picture of a type of landform (or body of water), (D, E): and label it, or write a short sentence or phrase describing it. E/B: Classify pictures as either landforms or bodies of water by pasting their pictures onto a T-chart. (D, E): More proficient students may orally point to the pictures and share the name of the landform or body of water with a partner. D: Ask yes/no questions and questions with embedded answers: "Is this a mountain? Is it high or low?" E: Elicit elaboration through open-ended prompts: "Tell us what the mountain is like."
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