LAND & WATER SCIENCE KIT
STC
Created by April Nelson, Sherrills Ford Elementary
Edited by Kim Penley, CCS K-5 Science Instructional Coach
LESSON 1: THINKING ABOUT LAND & WATER
Date:
Page 1
Date:
Page 2
What I know about
Land
What I know about
Water
(List everything you know about Land)
(List everything you know about Water)
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5.
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5.
LESSON 1 (CONT)
Date:
Page 3
What I want to know
about Land and Water
(List everything you know)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
LESSON 1 (CONT)
Photograph Review
Photo Activity
Card 1: Observations
Card 2: Observations
Card 3: Observations
Card 4: Observations
Date:
Page 4
Date:
Page 5
Photo Activity
Select two cards and
write the 2 questions
on the back of the card
in your notebook and
answer the questions
in a full sentence.
LESSON 2 THE WATER CYCLE: MODELING LAND
AND WATER
Focus Question: What makes it rain?
Prediction:
Materials
1 soda bottle
Tubs
Plastic wrap
1 large rubber band
Rubbermaid B’ue Ice pack
Humas, Gravel, Clay and Sand
1 clear plastic cup
1 graduated beaker
2 rinse buckets
1 black china marker
Plan: Student Activity Book page 9-10
LESSON 2 (CONT)
Observations: Draw a picture of your model.
Label the part and write a description of what you
saw take place during the investigation.
LESSON 2 (CONT)
Claims
Evidence
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
New Vocabulary:
Condensation
Precipitation
LESSON 2 (CONT)
Conclusion:
 Restate your Focus Question
 Restate you prediction and state if you were
correct or incorrect in your thinking.
(continue your conclusions by using 1 or more of the
following sentence starters)
 I noticed that…….
 I learned……..
 I was surprised by……
Next Question/I wonder……..
LESSON 3: MODELING RAIN ON LAND
Focus Question: How does rainfall affect land?
Prediction:
Materials:
Stream Table Materials (humas, spreaders, tubs)
1 liter of water
Sprinkler head
Soda bottle
Plan: Student Activity Book pp. ____
Observations: (Drawing with labels)
LESSON 3 (CONT)
Claims
Evidence
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
New Vocabulary:
Run-off
Erotion
LESSON 3 (C0NT)
Conclusion:
 Restate your Focus Question
 Restate you prediction and state if you were
correct or incorrect in your thinking.
(continue your conclusions by using 1 or more of the
following sentence starters)
 I noticed that…….
 I learned……..
 I was surprised by……
Next Question/I wonder……..
LESSON 4: INVESTIGATING STREAMS
Focus Question: How are rivers formed?
Prediction:
Materials
Stream table materials
2-liter soda bottle
9 oz squat cup with one small hole
Graduate cylinder
China Marker
String
Permanent black marker
Plan: Student Activity Book page 9-10
LESSON 4 (CONT)
Observations: Draw a picture of your model.
Label the part and write a description of what you
saw take place during the investigation.
Paste Record Sheet 4-A in your science notebook
LESSON 4 (CONT)
Claims
Evidence
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
New Vocabulary:
Erosion
Carry off
Deposition
Drop Off
LESSON 4 (C0NT)
Conclusion:
 Restate your Focus Question
 Restate you prediction and state if you were
correct or incorrect in your thinking.
(continue your conclusions by using 1 or more of the
following sentence starters)
 I noticed that…….
 I learned……..
 I was surprised by……
Next Question/I wonder……..
LESSON 5: EXAMINING EARTH MATERIALS
Focus Question: What is soil?
Prediction:
Materials
Stream table materials
2-liter soda bottle
9 oz squat cup with one small hole
Graduate cylinder
China Marker
String
Permanent black marker
Plan: Student Activity Book page 9-10
LESSON 5 (CONT)
Data/Observations:
Paste Record Sheet 5-A in your science notebook
LESSON 5 (CONT)
Claims
Evidence
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
New Vocabulary:
LESSON 5 (C0NT)
Conclusion:
 Restate your Focus Question
 Restate you prediction and state if you were
correct or incorrect in your thinking.
(continue your conclusions by using 1 or more of the
following sentence starters)
 I noticed that…….
 I learned……..
 I was surprised by……
Next Question/I wonder……..
LESSON 6: LOOKING AT GROUND WATER AND
RUN OFF
Focus Question: Where does the water go?
Prediction:
Materials
Stream table materials
2-liter soda bottle
9 oz squat cup with one small hole
Graduate cylinder
China Marker
String
Permanent black marker
Plan: Student Activity Book page 9-10
LESSON 6 (CONT)
Data/Observations:
Paste Record Sheet 5-A in your science notebook
LESSON 6 (CONT)
Claims
Evidence
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
New Vocabulary:
LESSON 6 (C0NT)
Conclusion:
 Restate your Focus Question
 Restate you prediction and state if you were
correct or incorrect in your thinking.
(continue your conclusions by using 1 or more of the
following sentence starters)
 I noticed that…….
 I learned……..
 I was surprised by……
Next Question/I wonder……..
LESSON 7: LOOKING AT EROSION AND
DEPOSITION
Focus Question: How does the speed of the
stream affect the way water erodes or deposits
soil?
Prediction:
Materials: Student Activity Book pp. __
Plan: Student Activity Book pp.__
LESSON 7 (CONT)
Data/Observations:
Record observations from the investigation
LESSON 7 (CONT)
Claims
Evidence
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
New Vocabulary:
LESSON 7(C0NT)
Conclusion:
 Restate your Focus Question
 Restate you prediction and state if you were
correct or incorrect in your thinking.
(continue your conclusions by using 1 or more of the
following sentence starters)
 I noticed that…….
 I learned……..
 I was surprised by……
Next Question/I wonder……..