Notes

Read and select facilitation questions as
appropriate to meet
your
students’
needs.

Phase

Instructional
Grouping

Materials

Engage

Small
groups

• Engage:
Land Feature
Cards • Engage:
Land Feature
Photographs • Resealable envelope or
plastic
resealable bag

Explore

Small
groups

• Explore: Description Cards • Play
dough • Wax paper • Video recording
device (such as a digital
camera) • Digital or
overhead projector

Explain

Small groups

Whole group

• Land feature model
from Explore • Projector or
document
camera • Wax paper • Engage:
Land Feature Photographs • Satellite views
of
land features from
the
Internet • Explore: Description Cards

Elaborate

Individual

Student pairs

• Elaborate: Predicting Land Changes • Engage:
Land Feature Photographs

(optional)

Teacher-led
student
group

• Elaborate: Predicting
Land Changes • Elaborate:
Choices* • Glue • Scissors • Additional play
dough (optional) • Play
dough model of
mountain • Play
dough model
of
canyon

Evaluate

Individual

• Evaluate: Land over Time

*For
targeted students only

Previous Page Next Page