Shapes of land and water
Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land (mountains, valleys, plains) and bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans) in an area
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Teaching Table
Set out your lesson
Use a landscape model to distinguish landforms and water bodies.
Can discuss the supplied example in an accessible mode; adapt directions without supplying the target answer.
Check the learner can follow the model with support before moving on. Source prerequisite ordering is not learner mastery; return to prerequisite work when needed.
Use the supplied fictional schematic. It is not a surveyed map or proof that every river starts in a lake. Open S first, G together, then T alone; put S and G away before T. Keys stay adult-only. No purchase or printing is required; an unavailable physical observation remains pending, not passed.
Materials are ready in each step. Use them on screen or print just the current step. Put teaching examples aside before the learner tries.
What this lesson covers and its limits
These are bounded opportunities, not learner attainment. Partial and blocked source requirements remain so.
- partial: Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land (mountains, valleys, plains) and bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans) in an area
Fictional model interpretation/construction, not mapping the learner’s locality.
- partial: Name and describe at least four types of landforms (mountain, valley, plain, hill, cliff)
Fictional model interpretation/construction, not mapping the learner’s locality.
- partial: Name and describe at least three types of water bodies (river, lake, ocean, pond)
Fictional model interpretation/construction, not mapping the learner’s locality.
- partial: Create or interpret a simple model or map showing land and water features of an area
Fictional model interpretation/construction, not mapping the learner’s locality.
- partial: Can {{name}} look at a map or build a model showing mountains, rivers, and oceans, and explain what each type of land or water feature is?
Fictional model interpretation/construction, not mapping the learner’s locality.
Fictional model interpretation/construction, not mapping the learner’s locality.
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Learning resources
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Check understanding
- Name and describe at least four types of landforms (mountain, valley, plain, hill, cliff)
- Name and describe at least three types of water bodies (river, lake, ocean, pond)
- Create or interpret a simple model or map showing land and water features of an area
“Can your child look at a map or build a model showing mountains, rivers, and oceans, and explain what each type of land or water feature is?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Earth's Systems
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards