Earth Science · Changing Earth
How Water and Wind Change the Land
Observe how water and wind move loose land material, then compare solution designs under matched test conditions.
Lesson plan
How Water and Wind Change the Land
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Lesson overview
What students will learn
- Describe how water or wind can move soil or sand and change the shape of model land.
- Compare two or more solution designs using the same test conditions and evidence from what changed.
Key science ideas
- Moving water can carry loose soil or sand and change a land shape.
- Moving air can move loose material.
- Moved material does not disappear; it collects in a new place.
Lesson at a glance
- Grade 2
- 40 min
- ~12 min prep
- 2-ESS2-1
- 6 materials
What’s included
- Lesson Plan
- Investigation
- Teacher Slides
- Printable Worksheet
- Teacher Answer Key
- Interactive Activity
- Vocabulary