LANDFORMS: M IS FOR MOUNTAIN Author: Chara Huckins Age range: 2nd – 5th grade Curriculum Integration: Science, Social Studies, and Dance Overview:
Students will learn and dance about the different types of Earth’s landforms. They will focus on kinesthetically learning about the various parts of a mountain and create a related dance.
Lesson Materials and Resources: Drum, Wilderness Wonders and Scientia by Tristan Moore, landform pictures, and stretchy fabric loops. Instructional Activities: 1. Gather the students in a group before the warm-up. 2. Introduce the lesson by providing basic information about landforms. Landform definition: A landform is a feature on the earth's surface that is part of the terrain. Moving/Warm-up: Landform Game: 1. Show images of a mountain, island, glacier, and cave. Landform Mountain
Definition Glacier A natural elevation of the earth’s surface, a high and often rocky area of a land mass with steep or sloping sides that rise to form a peak.
A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope.
Island
A piece of land surrounded by water.
A large hole that was formed by natural processes in the side of a cliff, hill, or underground.
Cave
2. Now, let’s move and create shapes with our bodies that represent the various landforms. Example: 16 counts to create an island - make a low, long, connected shape with a partner. 16 counts to form a mountain - create a pointed shape by self or with others.
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