
courtesy of Neal Herbert/NPS
Changing Landforms
Landforms are constantly changing. This unit helps students understand what landforms are, how they form, and how different forces shape them over time. It introduces students to Earth's structure, including the crust, mantle, and core. Hotspots and earthquake patterns are addressed, as well as how weathering, erosion, and people shape the land. The unit also addresses the three major categories of rocks--igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic--and explains how one rock type may change into another.
Overview Resources
Unit Nonfiction Books

Earth's Changing Face
low- Single-sided book | Projectable
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz | Projectable
- Read eBook
- Listen eBook
- eQuiz
mid
- Single-sided book | Projectable
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz | Projectable
- Read eBook
- Listen eBook
- eQuiz
high
Lesson Resources
Project-Based Learning Packs

Process Activities
FOCUS Books

Landslides
low
low

Earthquakes
mid
mid

The Great Lakes
mid
mid

Waterfalls
mid
mid

What's Inside Planet Earth?
high
high
Supporting Materials
Show Me Only
Activities
Additional Reading
Comprehension Support
Vocabulary
Investigation Packs
I.Files






Mystery File

Alluvial Fans
Science Fair Resources

Science Fair Project Ideas
Science Videos

Deep-Ocean Volcanoes

Greenland's Grand Canyon (no audio)

MLK Fountain (no audio)

Tsunami Strike: Japan
Career Files

Seismologist; Volcanologist; Land Surveyor
Quick Reads









Reading A-Z Books

Natural Wonders of the World - Level V
Graphic Organizers

KWL Chart

Main Idea and Details

Word Smart
Retelling Rubrics

Nonfiction Retelling Rubric
Science Diagrams

Describe and Compare Rocks

Earth's Layers

The Rock Cycle
Game Packs

Complete Changing Landforms Game Pack

Image Cards

Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary Cards

Changing Landforms
Word Work

Crossword; Matching; Word Sort
Book Assembly
Single-Sided

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Double-Sided

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