Landforms and Bodies of Water Unit

This landforms and bodies of water unit supports 3.E.2.1 and 3.E.2.2 (3.E.2) of the NC Essential Standards, but it is a well-rounded, fun and engaging, unit on landforms and bodies of water for any middle to upper elementary student! This unit includes a virtual option. Please look at the preview to see EVERYTHING this unit includes.

This unit comes with a detailed lesson plans, student pages, word wall cards, posters, power points, study guides, assessments, and answer keys. The student pages come in a Google Slides version.

The posters include a definition, formation, and a QR code with a link to a short, interesting video (I also have a version without the QR codes).

The 2 vocabulary quizzes and 1 unit test come in a paper and a Google Forms version for automatic grading!

I also included 2 fun, semi-interactive (not SmartBoard but student interactive) PowerPoints/Google Slides for students to participate in right before each vocabulary quiz (1 for landforms and 1 for bodies of water). It is a vocab review game, but really it is also a fun way to wrap up each section of the unit. Check out the preview to see more in detail.

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In this landforms and bodies of water unit, students will:

•See weathering in action

•Watch interesting videos through the use of QR codes on the posters

•Make a predictions and see results about the amount of freshwater vs salt water and
how freshwater is distributed on our planet

•Take notes and draw illustrations about the landforms and bodies of water

•Use salt dough to construct a landforms and bodies of water project

•Watch some videos for the whole class

•Learn and Have Fun!

In this unit, students will learn:

•Slow vs fast changes in landforms

•What weathering is and what causes weather

•About erosion and deposition

•19 different landform definitions and 15 posters explaining how those landforms were created with short, interesting video clips

•18 different bodies of water definitions and 15 posters with explanations and short, interesting video clips

•How much salt water vs freshwater is on our planet and how they are each distributed

This unit includes:

•Teacher Notes

•Detailed Lesson Plans - 9 lessons; 18 to 20 sessions

•All Student Sheets (PDF, editable and Google Slides)

•2 Vocab Quizzes with Photos (PDF, editable, and Google Forms)

•1 Unit Test (PDF, editable, and Google Form)

•3 Study Guides (PDF, editable, and Google Slides)

•Posters for 15 landforms and 15 bodies of water with QR codes (PDF, editable, and Google Slides)

•Word Wall Cards for the Vocabulary (PDF and editable)

•2 Fun PowerPoints with Student Sheets (PDF and Google Slides)

•Answer Keys for anything that warrants it

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If you only need a specific component of this unit, find the appropriate link below:

Landforms and Bodies of Water Word Wall Cards

Landforms and Bodies of Water Posters

Landforms and Bodies of Water PowerPoints

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I have created a bundle of all of my science units! You can find it along with each of the other individual units below:

Science for the Year

Seeds and Plants Unit

Soil Unit

Matter Unit

Thermal Energy Unit

Force and Motion Unit

Earth and Space Unit

Human Body Unit