Critical concepts
ACOS 7.0
CORE CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS FOR 4 plateaus, faults, canyons, sand dunes, and ice caps. th
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Grade Science
Describe geological features of Earth, including bodies of water, beaches, ocean ridges, continental shelves,
Common Misconception(s)
Students may believe that:
The Earth has always looked exactly the way it looks
Essential Question(s)
What are geological features? Which geological features are located in the North and South Poles?
Classroom Resources
TE: C14-C31, C1e; Leveled Books
Folder #7 now, and it always will. Glaciers are huge sheets of ice that are permanent. Volcanoes are found only in
Hawaii. The ocean floor is completely flat.
What are some landform processes? How can a force be both destructive and constructive at the same time? How are canyons formed?
Background Knowledge
Erosion is the movement of rock material from one place to another.
Weathering is the slow wearing away of rock into smaller pieces.
Web Resources
ACOS 7.0 Describe geological features of Earth, including bodies of water, beaches, ocean ridges, continental shelves, plateaus, faults, canyons, sand dunes, and ice caps.
Landforms are geological features of Earth.
Examples of land form processes: landslides, water erosion, wind erosion, earthquakes, etc.
Teacher Notes:
Vocabulary erosion, beaches, ocean ridges, continental shelves, plateaus, faults, canyons, sand dunes, ice caps, plains, glacier, delta
Earth’s Story Video
Plates on the Move
Earth’s Structure . Ocean
Earth & Ocean
Weathering and Erosion Video
Oceans Video

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CORE CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS FOR 4 th Grade Science