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Water Bodies

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Water Bodies

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac17-k2-sci-ess-waterfeatures/water-bodies/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Informational Material

Overview:

Learn about different water bodies and the various characteristics that make them distinct from one another in this multimedia gallery from WGBH. Water bodies are natural accumulations of water that makeup about three-quarters of Earth’s surface. Each one looks different when viewed from the ground (ground view) and from above (aerial view). Students can use the media in this gallery to explore, identify, and describe characteristics of various water bodies and to compare near-ground-level and aerial views of water bodies.

Content Standard(s):

Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: 2

9 ) Create models to identify physical features of Earth (e.g., mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, oceans).

NAEP Framework

NAEP Statement::
E4.3: The surface of Earth changes. Some changes are due to slow processes such as erosion and weathering, and some changes are due to rapid processes such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes.

Unpacked Content

Scientific And Engineering Practices:

Developing and Using Models

Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns

Disciplinary Core Idea: Earth's Systems

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Develop a model, like a map, to represent the physical features of land and bodies of water in an area.

Teacher Vocabulary:

Physical features
Models
Mountains
Valleys
Plains
Deserts
Lakes
Rivers
Oceans

Knowledge:

Students know:

The physical features of Earth can be modeled, as on a map.
The relationship between components their model and kinds of land and bodies of water in a given area.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Create a model that represents both land and bodies of water in an area.
Make connections between their model and the shapes and kinds of land and water in an area.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

Models can represent patterns in the natural world like the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.

AMSTI Resources:

AMSTI Module:
Soils and Shores
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt, FOSS
Shrinking Shore, ETA/hand2mind

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.2.9- Identify physical features of Earth (e.g., mountain, valley, river, lake).

Tags:

bodies of water, lake, river, water

License Type:

Custom Permission Type
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Accessibility

Comments

This resource was developed through WGBH’s Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms project, in collaboration with NASA. Click here for the full collection of resources.

This resource provided by:

Author:

Stephanie Carver

ALEX Classroom Resource

Water Bodies