3-Earth+Systems,+Structures+&+Processes

3.E.2.1 Compare Earth’s saltwater and freshwater features (including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and glaciers). 3.E.2.2 Compare Earth’s land features (including volcanoes, mountains, valleys, canyons, caverns, and islands) by using models, pictures, diagrams, and maps. || ===‍‍‍Literacy Standard**/Mathematical Practice(s)**=== 3.RL.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. || K.TT.1 Use technology tools and skills to reinforce classroom concepts and activities. || ===‍‍‍**Revised Bloom's Level of thinking**=== **Analyzing** : can the student distinguish between the different parts?
 * ===**Essential Standard/Clarifying Objective(s)**===
 * 3.E.2 Compare the structures of the Earth’s surface using models or three-dimensional diagrams. **
 * ===‍‍‍**Information Technology Standard**===
 * Play 20 Questions Relating to content material
 * [|20 Questions]
 * Physically demonstrate the various types of landmarks
 * Debate in groups which landform.body of water is the best ||

‍‍‍**I can...**

 * **I can compare Earth's saltwater and freshwater features.**
 * **I can Compare Earth's land features.**

===‍‍‍**Essential Vocabulary:oceans, sea, rivers, slatwater, freshwater, lakes, ponds, streams, glaciers, volcanoes, mountsains, valleys, canyons, caverns, islands, brackish water, features, attributes**===

‍‍‍**Sample Assessments:**

 * **Teacher Observation/Student Observations**
 * **Experiments**
 * **Ticket out the Door- Name the different landforms and bodies of water**
 * **[|Bodies of Water Quiz]**

‍‍‍**Intervention:**

 * **[|Topographic map of the United States to Show landforms]**
 * **[|Landform Information]**
 * **[|Pebble Go]**

‍‍‍**Enrichment:**

 * **[|Book/PPT Made by a Third Grade Class]**
 * **[|Learn 360]**
 * **[|Promethean Flipcharts]**
 * **Compare/Contrast with Venn Diagrams**

‍‍‍**Instructional Resources**

 * ===Library Books, PebbleGo, Learn 360, Discovery Learning, Textbook, Websites listed above===