Landforms and Bodies of Water Developed by the

Landforms and Bodies of Water Developed by the GPM Education and Communications Team To learn more about this mission, please go to http: //pmm. nasa. gov/educatio n/

Guiding Questions Today we will work on these guiding questions: • What are the names and descriptions of landforms that are found on Earth’s surface? • What are the names and descriptions of bodies of water that are found on Earth’s surface?

Engage What are some landforms and bodies of water that you can think of?

Engage Let’s go for a virtual walk … and look for landforms and bodies of water: http: //bit. ly/1 r 3 dye. H

Explore What do you see? What do you notice?

Explore Let’s gather some information about landforms and bodies of water! First read the articles found at http: //bit. ly/1 v 49 lnl Then view the slide show found at http: //bit. ly/1 s. DQ 6 Af Class Notes

Evaluate I see a _____. I know because _____.

Evaluate

Extend • Conduct research on common landforms and bodies of water in your neighborhood, county, state or region. • Interview your family or friends about major landforms or bodies of water they have visited and why. For example, maybe a family has gone fishing at the Kentucky River, went boating on Lake Herrington, visited on of the beaches of Florida or gone hiking on the Smokey Mountains. • Create an art project depicting one of the landforms or bodies of water studied. For example, a college of a river, diorama/model of a landform(shoebox, play dough model, etc…) or a pastel of a mountain range.

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