Scenario	You are going to go on a field trip.  You will try to find different types of landforms.  You will look for these 3 landforms: mountains , hills, and plains.  However, it may be difficult to find them because the landforms can be changed by different factors. Big Question: How do landforms change?
Tasks	You will do the following: complete a matching activity; read a storybook; view movies (If the  movies do not play, drag the arrow to the right); weathering  people erosion research factors affecting landform changes; conduct wind and water experiments and a rock experiment (look under Experiments); and collect data
Products	Your final product will be to: create a model of changing landforms out of play dough (directions: html; Word); and create a picture of changing landforms in KidPix Deluxe 3 (directions: html; Word).
Assessments	Wind and Water Experiments assessment - html; Word Rock Experiment assessment - html; Word Picture assessment - html; Word Model assessment - html; Word
Questions	Big Question: How do landforms change? More Questions: Little questions: What are 3 types of landforms? What is erosion? Click to Launch. Drop down to the letter E under Pick the Letter. Click on Erosion. What is weathering? How does weathering affect landforms? How do humans affect landforms? How does erosion affect landforms?
Gather and Sort	We will use a variety of resources to see how landforms can change. We will record information in a Planning chart: html; Word.
Analyze and Explain	Complete the checklist as you analyze your work: html; Word. Use your picture and model to explain how landforms change.
Reflect and Extent	On your field trip what landforms did you see?  How did the landforms look before and after they had changed?  What can you do to stop more changes to these landforms? Write this in a journal: html; Word.

Created by Nancy Lysakovski and Gee Gee Pfeffer

Last update: August 2009

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