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
Protecting People from a Volcanic Eruption
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
Erosion
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
