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Land Features created by a Glacier – Graphic Organizer |
Focus
Skills: explaining a process, labeling parts
Paper Handouts: a copy of Graphic 18A
Landforms and Surface Features of Earth
(Adobe
Acrobat Reader Required - Click here to download)
Graphic Organizer: Glue Graphic 18A under the previous page
of Landforms and Surface Features of Earth.
Explain
what you have learned about glaciers. Color the illustrations. Draw
your own examples on the left page.
Use the Lots of Science Library Book
#18 to label the illustrations. Write clue words about glaciers:
compacted snow, moves
downhill, erodes the land, creates U-shaped valley with steep sides
and flat floor.
Complete
Research
the Fascinating Physical
Features of Earth examples from the Lots of Science Library
Book #18 or other examples of glaciers. Write a descriptive or
expository paragraph about them on the left page. Research and list
geographic locations of several valley glaciers on the left page.
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A Glacier – Investigative Loop – Lab 18-1 |
Focus Skill:
demonstrating a concept, applying information
Lab Materials: dirt
plastic container for the freezer
water
Paper Handouts: a copy of
Lab Graphic 18-1 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper
Lab Record Cards
Lab Book
Graphic Organizer: Make a Pocket Book and glue it side-by-side
to the Lab Book. Glue Lab Graphic 18-1 on the left pocket.
Question: How does a glacier change land features?
Research: Read Lots of Science Library Book # 18 and
review the Question.
Procedure: Put 3" of water in the plastic container. Leave it
in the freezer until it is completely frozen. Create a slightly sloped
hill of dirt about 5" deep, outside or in a large container. Place the
frozen water on the top of the sloped hill, pushing it slightly into
the dirt.
Observations: Observe the dirt closely before the ice is placed
on it. Observe the slope on a regular basis. If it takes too long to
melt, pour some water on the ice.
Record the Data: Label 2 Lab Record Cards "Lab 18-1." On one
card, draw the sloped hill before the ice is placed on it. On the
other card, draw the sloped hill after the ice has melted. Record any
features of the dirt that you observed.
Conclusions: Review the Lab Record Cards and determine how the
ice changed the sloped hill. Draw conclusions about glaciers’ effect
on land, based on this lab.
Communicate the Conclusions: On another Lab Record Card,
explain your conclusions about this lab, or write a letter to someone
explaining the lab and the conclusions.
Spark Questions: Discuss questions sparked by this lab.
New Loop: Choose one question to investigate further.
Design Your Own Experiment: Select a topic based upon this
Investigative Loop experience. See page vii for more details.
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Fascinating Facts about Earth – Graphic Organizer |
Focus
Skills: map reading
Paper Handouts: a copy of Graphic
18B-C
Earth Shutter Fold Project
(Adobe
Acrobat Reader Required - Click here to download)
Graphic Organizer: Cut out Graphics 18B-C and fold on the
middle line so that the illustration is on the cover of each little
book. Follow the directions below for the inside and glue it to the
appropriate place on the world map inside the Earth Shutter Fold
Project.
Draw the
cover pictures on the inside and color them.
Copy information from the Lots of
Science Library Book about the cover pictures.
Write information about the cover pictures.
Experiences,
Investigations, and Research
Select one or more of the following activities for individual or
group enrichment projects. Allow your students to determine the format
in which they would like to report, share, or graphically present what
they have discovered. This should be a creative investigation that
utilizes your students' strengths.
