3.E.4B.1- Develop and use models to describe the characteristics of earth's continental land forms and classify land forms as volcanoes, mountains, valleys, canyons, plains, and islands.

The teacher will show a video on the different land form's of earth. The students will have a brief discussion to ask any questions and add any comments to what they just learned. The teacher will pass around a box for the students to draw a piece of paper out of. Each paper drawn has a different land form written on it. The students will be put in pairs according to the drawn land forms. The teacher will take the students to the library to research their land forms. The students will get as much information as they can on their land form before the class heads back to the classroom.The teacher will have supplies laid out on the supply table. There will be shoe boxes, markers, construction paper, sand, glue, and modeling clay. The teacher will go over the behavioral expectations and instructions. The pairs of students will get their supplies needed to make their land form model and start working. They will use their imagination and facts from what they learned to make a model diorama of their land form. The students will present their land form to the class when everyone is finished and the students will take notes on the information given during each presentation. The teacher will assess the presentations and dioramas for accuracy and add information when needed.

Good questions to ask during the lesson:

• How would you compare a mountain to a valley?
• What is the most dangerous land form to live near?
• Which type of land form could be the most beneficial?