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Shapes of land and water
CONCEPTUALDevelop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land (mountains, valleys, plains) and bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans) in an area
Mastery Evidence
- Name and describe at least four types of landforms (mountain, valley, plain, hill, cliff)
- Name and describe at least three types of water bodies (river, lake, ocean, pond)
- Create or interpret a simple model or map showing land and water features of an area
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] look at a map or build a model showing mountains, rivers, and oceans, and explain what each type of land or water feature is?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
2-ESS2-2Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-5codes onlyStandard code — full text not included in this dataset.
Prerequisites1
- Seasonal changessoftAges 5—6
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- Days, Weeks, Months & Years soft
Observing and describing seasonal changes requires basic date and time vocabulary (months, seasons, year)
- Ordering Events in Time hard
Understanding days/months/years builds on sequencing events chronologically
Unlocks4
- Ring of FiresoftAges 7—9
- Finding patterns in datahardAges 9—10
- Preventing ErosionhardAges 7—8
- Where water is found on EarthhardAges 7—8