Unit Lesson Plan – Wind, Water & Land
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Time Frame:
2nd Grade
Grade:
Subject:
16 days
School:
PSI Science
NGSS DCI:
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and
Systems
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design
Solution
Instructional Objective:
2-ESS2-1
Wind and water can change the shape of the land. (2-ESS2-1)
Because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is
useful to compare and test designs. (secondary to 2-ESS2-1)
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Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from
changing the shape of the land.
Essential Questions
(What questions will the student be able to answer as a result of the instruction?)
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What are the effects of wind & water on the land?
What are landforms that help prevent wind and water erosion?
How does wind and water shape the land?
How can the effects of wind and water erosion be controlled or reduced?
Knowledge & Skills
(What skills are needed to achieve the desired results?)
By the end of this unit, students will know:
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What the effects of wind and water
are on the land.
How wind erosion creates
landforms
How water erosion creates
landforms
Animals use landforms as homes.
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
 Explain how wind shapes the land
 Explain how water shapes the land
 Describe how water is held back through the use of dikes,
dams and levees
 Describe how the effects of wind are lessened through the
use of windbreaks help to hold back the land
Assessment
(What is acceptable evidence to show desired results (rubrics, exam, etc.)? Attach Copy
During the Smart Notebook lesson designed to introduce concepts, students will be continually questioned on
these concepts using a combination of class work/homework questions and the SMART Response system.
Classwork and Homework questions will be discussed as a class and misconceptions will be addressed by the
teacher prior to the formal evaluations listed below.
Lab 1: Where is the Wind Lab
Lab 2: Wind Erosion Lab
Lab 3: Stopping the Water Lab
Lab 4: Weathering Rocks Lab
Quiz 1: Wind Erosion
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Quiz 2: Water Erosion
Quiz 3: Landforms
Unit Test
(What is the sequence of activities, learning experiences, etc, that will lead to desired results (the plan)?
Topic
Classwork
Homework
1-2
Wind
Slides 4-14
Where is the Wind Lab
Finish lab questions
3-4
Wind Erosion
Slides 15-27
Wind Erosion Lab Part
Questions #1 - 2
Questions #3 - 4
5
Wind Created Landforms &
Preventing Wind Erosion
Slides 28-35
Questions #5-6
Questions 7
6
Wind
Wind Quiz
N/A
7-8
Water Erosion
Slides 36 - 47
Questions #8-9
Weathering Rocks Lab
Questions #10
9
Sudden Water Erosion
Slides 48 - 44
Questions #11-12
Questions #13
Wind & Water Landform Collage
10-11
Preventing Water Erosion
Slides 56 – 63
Questions #14
Stopping the Water Lab
Questions #15
12
Water Erosion
Water Erosion Quiz
N/A
13
Landforms as Homes
Slides 64 - 71
Questions #16
Questions #17
14
Landforms as Homes/Review
Landforms Quiz
Unit Review
N/A
15
Unit Review
Unit Review Game
16
Unit Test
Unit Test
Day
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