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2-ESS2-2

Essential Question:

How can we create models to accurately represent the variety of landforms and bodies of water found in different areas?

Portrait of a Graduate:

Critical Thinking: Evaluating how different elements of the model represent real-world features.
Creativity: Designing a model that accurately reflects the diversity of landforms and bodies of water.
Communication: Using the model as a tool to explain the physical characteristics of an area to others.

Inquiry Question:

What types of landforms and bodies of water are characteristic of different areas?

2. Inquiry Question:

How can models be used to represent the physical geography of an area?

3. Inquiry Question:

What elements are essential for making a model realistic and informative?

Student Outcomes:

Students will develop a model to represent various landforms and bodies of water.

2. Student Outcomes:

Students will understand the diversity of Earth's topography and hydrography.

3. Student Outcomes:

Students will learn how models can be used as tools for study and communication in science.

Skills Demonstrated:

Modeling
Constructing Explanations

Standards:

NGSS 2-ESS2-2 standard, which involves developing models to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.

Additional Skills:

Resources:

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