Earth Science · Water on Earth
Water on Earth: Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, Ponds & Ice
Use pictures, labels, captions, and short text to identify water locations and states.
Lesson plan
Water on Earth: Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, Ponds & Ice
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Lesson overview
What students will learn
- Use pictures, labels, captions, and short text to identify places where water is found on Earth.
- Classify water in the lesson evidence as liquid water or solid ice and support the classification with information from the source.
Key science ideas
- Oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds show liquid water in these sources.
- Glaciers and ice caps show solid ice.
- Headings, captions, icons, labels, pictures, and maps provide information.
Lesson at a glance
- Grade 2
- 40 min
- ~7 min prep
- 2-ESS2-3
- 2 materials
What’s included
- Lesson Plan
- Investigation
- Teacher Slides
- Printable Worksheet
- Teacher Answer Key
- Interactive Activity
- Vocabulary