1. Planet Earth and Her Many Landforms Tredena Coleman

2. Lesson Objective Content Area: Science Grade Level: 3
Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to educate students on the planet Earth and its major landforms and bodies of water.
Learning Objective: Providing each student with grade level textbooks to reference chapter 5, along with magazines and other Earth reading materials, students will have the task of identifying each landform and location presented in the power point with 100% accuracy.
Content Standard: GLE Use information and illustrations to identify the earth’s major landforms and water bodies.
Accomplishment: Students will acquire the ability to view and analyze specific bodies of water and landforms to accurately distinguish between the different forms and types. Each student will recognize the unique make-up of each and create a bubble map that indicates specific components of each.
SPI Classify landforms and bodies of water according to their geological features and identify them on a map.

3. Bodies of Water
This website provides detailed information and color pictures of major bodies of water found on Earth: world landforms
Over 75% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water which includes oceans, rivers, and lakes
Each of these water areas work together to supply many natural resources to specific areas around the world

4. Question
Which of the following is considered the largest body of water on Earth?
Lake
River
Ocean
Gulf

5. Answer
ocean

6. Question What is the smallest body of water found on Earth? Stream
Brook
Pond
Sea

7. Answer
brook

8. Earth’s Landforms
Explore this website to find information on the more common landforms: landforms
Earth is covered with many dry land areas like mountains, plains, plateaus, and valleys/canyons which are natural features of the landscape.

9. Land Question How are mountains formed? Volcanism B. Erosion
C. disturbances or uplift
in the earth's crust
D. All of the above

10. Answer
D. All of the above
mountain
volcano
erosion

11. Land Question
Which landform was developed during the time after the Ice Age when glaciers covered a great portion of the earth?
Plateaus
Plains
Loess
Glaciers

12. Landform Answer
Loess

13. Interactive Assignment Drag the correct answer to complete each sentence.
island
lake
continent
river
canyon
coast
peninsula
1. A body of water completely surrounded by land is ____________________.
2. A piece of land completely surrounded by water is an ____________________.
3. The largest pieces of land on Earth are called ________________________.
4. The ________________ is a large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes.
5. A ____________________ is a strip of land that extends out into a body of water.

14. Summary
With the use of textbooks, classroom visuals, and web links, students were able to identify specific landforms and bodies of water commonly found on earth. Students developed the necessary skills to utilize computer interaction to further advance their knowledge of computer/student interaction.

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