This document provides an overview for a 14-lesson unit on Earth's land and water. Each lesson outlines the learning objectives and activities, as well as any advance preparation needed. Some of the key lessons include exploring major landforms and bodies of water, how water flows as both liquid and solid, the water cycle, sources of drinking water including groundwater, and how pollution can affect water sources. Hands-on activities include building models of landforms, wells, and neighborhoods.

1. Lesson Overview
Earth’s Land and Water
Lesson Overview Time Other Things to Know: Advance Preparation
1 • Pre Assessment 20 min *Need School Globe
• Surface of Earth 30 min *Need Apple and Knife
*Make: Earth’s Land and Water chart- used in unit
2 • Major Features 50 min *Copy: Powell’s Journey
• Learning about Early 50 min *US Map Bulletin Board
Scientists *Personal Photos of landforms – internet pictures
*Prepare moisten soil for each team
3 • Landforms 50 min *Make & Laminate Word Sort Card Set
• Expert Groups: Landforms 50 min *Provide Trade Books, posters, magazine…
50 min *Prepare landform labels for students
4 • Major Bodies of Water 50 min *Make & Laminate Word Sort Card Set
• How Rain Flows Downhill 50 min *Collect dime/quarter size stones and leaves
*Book: Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean
5 • Water as a Liquid & Solid 45 min *Make & Laminate Word Sort Card Set
• Path of Melting Snow and Ice 45 min *Need: Ice Cubes
10 min *Make: Properties of Water chart
6 • Path of Rainwater 50 min *Observation over a period of time
• Plants Help Protect Land 10 min *Clean up last activity
50 min *Prepare set-up model
7 • Ground Water 45 min *Prepare cup of pebbles and cup of colored water
45 min *Make Class Chart: Marbles, Pebbles, Sand Data
8 • Rainwater 50 min *Make & Laminate Word Sort Card Set
50 min *Prepare soil containers
50 min *Need water for each group
9 • Bodies of Water 50 min *Book: Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean
• Expert Groups: Water 50 min *Book: Oceans
50 min *Provide Trade Books, Posters, Magazines …
10 • Household Uses for Water 50 min *Need: Clean one-gallon milk jug(s)
50 min *Book: A Cool Drink of Water
11 • Sources of Drinking Water 55 min *Save aquarium gravel for following activities
• Construct a Model of a Well 55 min *Collect dime/quarter size stones and leaves
*Make Model: groundwater models
12 • Plants/Animals Need Water 50 min *Need: Celery Stalks/Carrots w/ leafy tops
50 min
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13 • Polluted Water Sources 60 min *Find Miniature Houses
60 min *Prepare Pollutants & Straws
60 min *Build: Model of landscape of neighborhood
14 • Landforms and Water Model 60 min *Copy: Earth’s Land and Water Product Descriptor
• Post Assessment 60 min *Make: Dough