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GOALS
The Landforms Module consists of five investigations
that introduce students to these fundamental concepts in earth
science: change takes place when things interact; all things
change over time; patterns of interaction and change are useful
in explaining landforms. Students also learn about some of
the tools and techniques used by cartographers and use them
to depict landforms.
FOSS EXPECTS STUDENTS TO
- Gain experience with models and maps.
- Gain experience with the concepts of erosion and deposition.
- Observe the effect of water on surface features of the
land, using stream tables.
- Plan and conduct stream-table investigations.
- Relate processes that they observe in the stream-table
models to processes that created famous landforms.
- Become familiar with topographic maps and some of the
techniques used to create them.
- Gain experience with the concepts of contour and elevation.
- Use measurement in the context of scientific investigations.
- Apply mathematics in the context of science.
- Acquire vocabulary associated with landforms and the processes
that create landforms.
- Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations
and build explanations: observing, communicating, comparing,
organizing, and relating.
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