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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: The Rock Cycle

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on what happens during the rock cycle.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Earth Science: Introduction to Earth's Surface

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how to find a location and direction on Earth's surface. Discusses topography and various landforms and how they form.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Forces That Change the Land

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will use websites and other resources to find information about the following landforms: mountains, canyons, and valleys.
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Crayola

Crayola: Airplane View

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Show off your knowledge of geography. Draw your state, its neighbors and indicate notable landforms as if you were viewing them from the window of an airplane.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: How Landforms Affect Settlers' Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has students engage in a research project looking at how geographical features affected the colonists' settling of the New World. Web links to aid the research process are included. An...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Landforms

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students analyze the formation of lakes and volcanoes in depth. Students read Living Library references to locate, select, and make use of relevant information.
Activity
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Changing Global Land Surface

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how scientists view the changes in the land surface made by humans over time. Read questions that scientists pose to answer some unknown questions about global land surface and learn several things scientists are doing to try to...
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Land Cover Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the important resources our land offers us: food, water, oxygen, building materials, and more. Discover how scientists have been mapping land for years trying to prevent disasters and to collect environmental information.
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Other

Southern Kings Consolidated School: Hills

For Students 3rd - 8th
Excellent site from the Southern Kings Consolidated School explaining what a hill is and how hills are formed. Easy to understand and contains great pictures.
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Other

About France: Climate of France

For Students 9th - 10th
Have a look at how the different landforms throughout the country of France affect its weather and climate patterns. 2010's chaotic weather is highlighted as well.
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Other

Italyguide: Environmental Settings

For Students 9th - 10th
This Italian "Environmental Settings" site contains information about the Geological Substratum of Italy, Landforms of Italy, the Alps, the Po-Venetian Plain, the Apennines, the islands, the coastline, Climatic Conditions, Inland Waters,...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Facts About the Sahara Desert

For Students 4th - 7th
Discusses the physical geography of the Sahara Desert, the climate, its landforms, the plants and animals that live there, and some of the people who live there or visit.
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Curated OER

Okanagan University: Eolian Processes and Landforms

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully detailed introduction to the topic of wind erosion and landforms. Contains many illustrations and maps which show the concepts that are presented in the text.
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Curated OER

Discovering How Landforms Are Created on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students compare water and ice erosion to discover how landforms are created.
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Curated OER

Discovering How Landforms Are Created on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students compare water and ice erosion to discover how landforms are created.
Graphic
Curated OER

Discovering How Landforms Are Created on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students compare water and ice erosion to discover how landforms are created.
Graphic
Curated OER

Discovering How Landforms Are Created on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students compare water and ice erosion to discover how landforms are created.
Graphic
Curated OER

Discovering How Landforms Are Created on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students compare water and ice erosion to discover how landforms are created.
Graphic
Curated OER

Discovering How Landforms Are Created on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students compare water and ice erosion to discover how landforms are created.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Weathering Landforms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan will demonstrate the mechanical weathering process known as frost wedging and the biological weathering process caused by plants. The materials required include plaster of Paris, balloons, seeds, paper plates and a...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Rock Identification and Usage

For Teachers K - 1st
In this activity, learners explore rocks using their five senses. They sort them into groups, learn about landforms, and learn how rocks are used by humans. Their discoveries are recorded in their science notebooks.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Forces Land

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes physical characteristics of landforms and bodies of water including mountains, plains, plateaus, valleys, rivers, bays, and lakes.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Maps Globe Skills

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses landforms, mapping and the Compass Rose. Students can practice using Cardinal Directions and use Activotes.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Landforms of Africa, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1904 of Africa and Madagascar showing the principal mountain, lake, and river systems. Mountain chains are shown with heavy black lines.

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