Alvarado Intermediate School
Teacher:
McNiel
James
Grade & Subject:
5th Grade Science Honors
Lesson Synopsis:
In this lesson, students will focus on three landforms, how they are formed, and
where they are located in Texas. In previous grades, students have studied
weathering, erosion, deposition, as well as the formation of other specific
landforms. Students will model the formation of a sand dune, canyon, and delta.
This content is a readiness standard for both the Grade 5 and the Grade 8 STAAR
and is not covered again before the test.
Week of:
Dec. 1 - 5
Vocabulary of Instruction:
Landform, delta, canyon, sand dune, weathering, erosion, deposition, erosion, weathering, wind, water , ice
Unit & Essential Questions: Unit 06 Earth’s
changes
Key Understandings and Guiding Questions:
•
The surface of the Earth is constantly
changing, and no feature on Earth is permanent.
—
Do most landforms change slowly or
quickly over time?
•
There are a variety of different
landforms on Earth's surface caused by wind,
water, and ice.
—
Do landforms caused by wind, water,
and ice look the same?
Customized Learning:
Reduced assignments
Extra time for completing assignments
Short instructions
Extra time for oral responses
Frequent feedback
Peer tutoring
Paired working arrangement
Emphasis on major points
A
Engage
Explore
Explain
Elaborate/Extend
Essential Question(s) &
Hook
Instruction and Mini-Lesson
Guided Practice:
Independent
Practice
Evaluate/Assess
(I do, we do, you do)
MONDAY
How does water move the
Earth’s surface?
Do most landforms change
slowly or quickly over time?
TUESDAY
What landforms do you
think are most common.
WEDNESDAY
When it rains and water is
flowing, what happens to
the soil on our playground,
your yard, or around your
neighborhood?
Power Point: Changes to the Earth’s Surface
Landforms discussion
Impact of wind
What kinds of things are moved by wind? How
did it feel when the strong wind hit your bare
skin? What types of landforms do the models
represent?
Active Read Page: 300-301 Breaking it Down
Power Point Landforms and discussion
Modeling a sand dune. Lab to illustrate
blowing sand and sand dunes
Complete the Impact of Wind questions
Impact of wind
What kinds of things are moved by wind? How
did it feel when the strong wind hit your bare
skin? What types of landforms do the models
represent?
Active Read Page: 300-301 Breaking it Down
Impact of waves –water
What caused the water to move? How did the
water change the shape of the packed soil?
What do the models represent?
Ongoing: Organizer
weathering,
erosion, deposition,
sand, dune, delta,
canyon
Exit; Describe
what a landform is
and where you
have seen them.
Power Point Landforms and discussion
Modeling a sand dune. Lab to illustrate
blowing sand and sand dunes
Complete the Impact of Wind questions
Stem:
How does Water Change earth’s Surface
pg. 38
Organizer
weathering,
erosion, deposition,
sand, dune, delta,
canyon
Exit: If you went
on vacation which
landform would
you want to see?
Modeling to formation of canyons and deltas
through weathering erosion.
Lab: Before impact of water and after impact
of water
STEM: What are Fossils? Page. 39
Organizer
weathering,
erosion, deposition,
sand, dune, delta,
canyon
Exit: Where in
Texas would you
see this type of
land formation?
Modeling of the formation of canyons and
deltas. Modeling of ice erosion with ice
cubes and soil?
Organizer
Exit: What is an
weathering,
glacier?
erosion, deposition,
sand, dune, delta,
canyon
Stem: X Marks the Landform pg. 37
Active Read page 302-303 Agents of
Weathering
THURSDAY
Do landforms caused by
wind, water, and ice look
the same?
Active Read page 304 -305 Etch a Shape on
Earth
Edmodo : Study Jams
STEM: What was ancient Earth Like? Page
41
FRIDAY
Weathering and, erosion
and deposition change
landforms on Earth’s
surface. And they can
make changes to manmade structures too. What
can be done about this?
Explain that weathering and, erosion and
deposition can be constructive processes that
form sedimentary rocks and landforms such as
moraines and deltas.
Active Read Page 306 -307 Drop It Now
Modeling of wave erosion. Lab to observe
the impact of wave erosion and what types
of landforms this would affect.
Organizer
Exit: Why do
weathering,
scientists use
erosion, deposition, models?
sand, dune, delta,
canyon