SCIENCE

5th Grade: Glossary, Video, Activities, Literature, Technology, Questions, Test Results

Competency Goal 2: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of landforms.

Objectives

2.01 Identify and analyze forces that cause change in landforms over time including.

Water and Ice.
Wind.
Gravity.

2.02 Investigate and discuss the role of the water cycle and how movement of water over and through the landscape helps shape land forms.

2.03 Discuss and consider the wearing away and movement of rock and soil in erosion and its importance in forming:

Canyons.
Valleys.
Meanders.
Tributaries.

2.04 Describe the deposition of eroded material and its importance in establishing landforms including:

Deltas.
Flood Plains.

2.05 Discuss how the flow of water and the slope of the land affect erosion.

2.06 Identify and use models, maps, and aerial photographs as ways of representing landforms.

2.07 Discuss and analyze how humans influence erosion and deposition in local communities, including school grounds, as a result of:

Clearing land.
Planting vegetation.
Building dams.

Glossary

Ariel Photographs- photographs taken from the air
Canyon- a deep valley with high steep slopes
Erosion- The process of moving sediment from place to place
Landforms- A physical feature of the Earth’s surface
Maps- a picture or chart showing features of an area
Meanders- follows a winding course
Models- a small but exact copy of a thing
Ponding- gathering of a small body of water
Sediment- the material from a liquid that settles to the bottom
Settling- to sink gradually to a lower level
Tributary- a stream flowing into a larger stream or lake
Valley- an area of lowland between ranges of hills and mountains
Water cycle- The cycle in which the Earth’s water moves through the environment.

Video

Processes that Shape the EarthThe first half of this video relates to goal 2.
The second half relates to goal 3.

Floods (National Geographic video)
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/vid_inpage.php?pageID=Floods_101-video.htm

Erosion
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/erosion/

Tundra
http://www.brainpop.com//science/theearthsystem/tundra/

Ground Water
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/groundwater/

Ocean Currents
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/oceancurrents/

Deserts
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/deserts/

Earthquakes
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/earthquakes/

Rivers
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/rivers/

Ocean Floor
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/oceanfloor/

Glaciers
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/glaciers/

Mountains
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/mountains/

Weathering
http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/weathering/

Dams
http://www.brainpop.com/technology/scienceandindustry/dams/

Activities

Lab Form - Blank *note: specific form right of activity

How Water Changes Landforms (2.01, 2.02) - Lab Form
Campus Walk (2.02, 2.07) - Lab Form
How Landforms are Shaped by Water (2.02) - Lab Form
Water Erosion (2.03, 2.05) - Lab Form
Representing Landforms (2.03, 2.06) - Lab Form
How Materials Settle in Water (2.04) - Lab Form

Settlement Activities (2.01)
http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/land/landform/settle.html

Literature Connections

Sand Dunes by Peggy Parks
Explains how sand dunes are formed and plants and animals that live in sand environments. 2.01

The Talking Earth by Jean George
Billie Wind goes out into the Everglades to test the legends of her Indian ancestors. 2.01

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Poems that describe life on a wheat farm in the dust bowl of Oklahoma during the depression.
2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.07

The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About the Water Cycle by Patricia Relf
Ms. Frizzle's class learns how the water cycle works. 2.02

And Still the Turtle Watched by Shelia MacGill-Callahan
A Native American rock turtle watches with sadness the changes that man brings. 2.02

Canyon by Eileen Cameron
How canyons are formed explained through photographs and text. 2.03

Valleys and Canyons by Larry Brimner
Describes how valleys and canyons are formed. 2.03

Here is the Wetland by Madeline Dunphy
Describes the ecology of a freshwater wetland. 2.04

A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History by Lynne Cherry
Describes the history of the Nashua River and the clean-up that revitalized it. 2.05

Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen
How Quabbin Reservoir's construction causes drowning of towns in Massachusetts. 2.07

Technology Connections

Geology of National Parks: 3D and Photographic Tours - How-to Make 3-D Glasses

Zoom in to see remarkable details of landforms around the world (free Google Earth download required). Once Google Earth is downloaded, the sky is the limit. Visit any area you desire! Here are some to get you started: type “Nepal” and zoom in on the Himalayas or type “Haleakala” to see the center of a volcano or type “New Orleans” and follow the Mississippi River
www.earth.google.com

Aerial Photography (students can use 3-D glasses to enhance the viewing experience!)
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Landforms/activities/aerialphotography.html

Landforms Interactive Jigsaw Puzzles
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Landforms/activities/jigsawpuzzle.html

Erosion
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_erosion.html

Weathering
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_weathering.html

Erosion in Austrailia
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/erosion.htm

Why Worry About Soil Erosion
http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/enviro/erosion/ecare.html

Soil Erosion
http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/doceducation/dirt.htm

The Rivers Gift
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood/gifts.html

Rivers Feature Interactive Jigsaw Puzzle
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/index.php?&file=RiverJigsaw

Climate Vocabulary
http://www.quia.com/cb/90582.html

Causes of Climate & Climate Classification
http://www.quia.com/rr/199978.html

Climate and Weather
http://www.quia.com/rr/65997.html