Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Weathering and Erosion

Subject Area

English Language Arts
Science

Grade(s)

2

Overview

The teacher will present an informational text from the website, ReadWorks. The students and teacher can interact with this non-fiction text by annotating the text digitally. The students will answer the questions associated with the article as an assessment. This learning activity can be used to provide information regarding geologic events that happen over short and long periods of time, serve as reinforcement after students have already learned this concept, or be used as an assessment at the conclusion of a lesson.

    Science (2015) Grade(s): 2

    SC15.2.8

    Make observations from media to obtain information about Earth’s events that happen over a short period of time (e.g., tornados, volcanic explosions, earthquakes) or over a time period longer than one can observe (e.g., erosion of rocks, melting of glaciers).

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SC15.2.8

    Vocabulary

    • Earth events/natural phenomena
    • Earthquake
    • Flood
    • Tornado
    • Volcanic explosions
    • Glaciers
    • Erosion
    • Landslides
    • Weathering

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Earth events and the results of those events may occur slowly or rapidly.
    • Some events are much longer than can be observed.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Make observations and obtain information from multiple sources to provide evidence about Earth events.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Eart's events may change the Earth slowly or rapidly.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Stability and Change
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.R3

    Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.R3

    Vocabulary

    • Background knowledge
    • Vocabulary
    • Discussion

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Relating experiences through discussions, writing, and reading will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing.
    • Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
    • Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.30

    Read and comprehend literary and informational texts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.30

    Vocabulary

    • Comprehend
    • Literary texts
    • Informational texts

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Comprehension is understanding text that is read.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Read and comprehend literary (fictional) and informational (nonfiction) text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They can read literary and informational texts and use comprehension skills to understand what they have read.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Learning Activity

    Resource Provider

    ReadWorks.org
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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