Introduction: Since the students will be familiar with how to use a map, locate lakes and rivers and the key elements of a map they now will began to apply this information. During this lesson, students will be discussing the different between a lake and river. The students will also discuss how lakes and rivers are similar to each other and different from each other. For this lesson, students will be using Google Maps again, watching videos and apply their personal experience to the lesson.
Learning outcome:
Students will be able to identify a lake and a river looking at map.
Students will be able to identify a lake and a river by their characteristics.
Students will be able to discuss the difference between a lake and river.
Students will be able to name similarities between a lake and river.
Standards:
2-ESS2-2. Map the shapes and types of landforms and bodies of water in an area.
Clarification Statements:
Examples of types of landforms can include hills, valleys, river banks, and dunes.
Examples of water bodies can include streams, ponds, bays, and rivers.
Quantitative scaling in models or contour mapping is not expected.
2-LS2-3(MA). Develop and use models to compare how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
2. Write informative/explanatory texts that introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
Inquiry questions:
How do you identify a lake?
How do you identify a river?
What are the characteristics of the two?
What are the similarities and differences?
Overview of learning experience: Students will be discussing the characteristics of a lake and river and discussing how they are similar and different from each other. Students will use Google Maps and real pictures to compare the similarities, differences and characteristics. Hopefully students will make the connection that animals and plants tend to live in both lakes and rivers.
Narrative of lesson: The students will watch a video discussing the difference between a lake and a river. Then the students will have a group discussion discussing what they already knew and what they learned. this discussion will also give students the opportunity to share what they want to know. As a class the students will make a chart identify the characteristics of a lake and characteristics of a river. These will be two separate poster boards. The students will then make another one with similarities and differences of a lake and river. The students will write a acrostic poem about a lake or river discussing the characteristics of the body of water they choose. The students will decorate these poems on white paper and be hung up around the classroom. The students should be adding to their science notebook regarding new and important information about lakes and rivers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npXQwN_jKzc
Students can listen to this video to guess if it is a river or lake!
Students can also read this article about Lake Archer!
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