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Wet Water, Dry Land

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Students observe and examine relationship between landforms and bodies of water, recognizing differences between them. Students then define island, peninsula, isthmus, archipelago, lake, bay, straight, system of lakes, and identify land and water areas on map.

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land formations, water

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landforms, water, science
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Grade
K - 3rd
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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