DLI 2nd Grade Guide

● 2.1.2 Formative Assessment ● 2.1.3 Formative Assessment

VOCABULARY ● patterns

● maps ● location ● models ● Earth’s surface, ● fast change (volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides) ● slow change (erosion) ● stable, unstable

● landforms (valleys, canyons, mountains, foodplains) ● water on Earth (oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds) ● liquid ● solid ● ice

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES ● CSD Lesson Plans ● 2nd Grade OER Textbook SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

● Utilize sentence stems during group discussions to ensure understanding and to keep the conversation focused on solving the phenomenon. ● Make connections each day to the phenomenon. ● Explicitly teach how to write an opinion and support it with two reasons. ● Students could research how some of the valleys in Utah were made, or how the Grand Canyon was formed.

Extension

INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS ELA

Wonders TE pg T 418-420: “Tornadoes” & “Landslides”

Strand 2.1 Changes in the Earth’s Surface Standard 2.1.2 Construct an explanation about changes in Earth’s surface that happen quickly or slowly. Emphasize the contrast between fast and slow changes. Examples of fast changes could include volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or landslides. Examples of slow changes could include the erosion of mountains or the shaping of canyons. (ESS1.C) Topic 7 STEM Project: Solving Problems integrates with the Utah SEEd standard listed below. Strand: Changes in the Earth’s Surface Standard 2.1.3: Design solutions to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of land. Defne the problem by asking questions and gathering information, convey designs through sketches, drawings, or physical models, and compare and test designs . Examples of solutions could include retaining walls, dikes,

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