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2-ESS2-2 · Science
Earth's Systems
Your child should be able to create a model showing different landforms (mountains, valleys) and bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans).
What the standard actually says
Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
Domain: Earth's Systems — Understanding how Earth changes over time and how water, wind, and land interact.
Next Generation Science Standards*Examples and home activities
- Build landforms with play dough or clay: mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes.
- Use a map — point out different landforms and water features near your home.
Printable practice worksheet — 2-ESS2-2
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________ Standard: 2-ESS2-2
1. What did you observe? Draw it.
2. Write one question you want to investigate.
3. What do you predict will happen? Why?
4. Record your data in a simple chart.
5. What did you find out?
6. What would you change if you tried again?
secondgrade.com · Science · 2-ESS2-2
Lessons that teach this
11 lessons list 2-ESS2-2.
Week 19
- Monday · Science — Students will identify where water and land are found on Earth and build a simple model showing both (2-ESS2-2).
- Wednesday · Science — Students will build a model landscape with a mountain, a river, and a lake and observe where water collects (2-ESS2-2).
- Friday · Science — Students will conclude that Earth's surface is mostly water, that land has many shapes, and that water collects in low places (2-ESS2-2).
Week 21
- Monday · Science — Students will make a map of a model landscape, using a key with symbols for land and water features (2-ESS2-2).
- Wednesday · Science — Students will read and compare real maps to identify mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans and explain how color and symbols show them (2-ESS2-2).
- Friday · Science — Students will conclude that maps use symbols and color to show the shapes and locations of land and water, and will make a map of a real place (2-ESS2-2).
Week 24
- Monday · Science — Students will review the unit by building a single model that shows land, liquid water, ice, and wind acting on Earth's surface (2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3).
- Wednesday · Science — Students will demonstrate what they know by sorting Earth changes as fast or slow and drawing a map of the review model with a complete key (2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3).
- Friday · Science — Students will state the big ideas of the unit in their own words and celebrate their work with a combined Earth science and history showcase (2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3).
Week 36
- Monday · Science — Students will review the year's science units by sorting portfolio work into topics and choosing their best piece from each (2-PS1-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS4-1, 2-ESS2-1, K-2-ETS1-1).
- Friday · Science — Students will present their science portfolio, reflect on their growth as a scientist, and receive awards tied to real skills demonstrated during the year (all Grade 2 science standards reviewed).
Where it lives in our curriculum
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