Grade 2 Lesson plan
Building the Duncove Valley: A Grade 2 Water Model
Grade 2 students build a clay and paper model of a valley town, showing the hill, creek, and lake that supply its taps, then explain why the supply pipe runs downhill.
NGSS · Grade 2
2-ESS2-2 Model the shapes of land and bodies of water in an area
Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
Assessment boundary: Assessment does not include quantitative scaling in models.
Why water teaches this standard well
Mapping rivers, lakes, and coastlines is the first step toward understanding where a town's water comes from. Students can build clay or paper models of their own area's landforms and waterways, then mark the lake or river that supplies their taps.
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5 materials aligned to 2-ESS2-2
Lesson plans
Grade 2 Lesson plan
Mapping Nutmeg Creek: A Grade 2 Storm Drain Litter Lesson
A 40-minute grade 2 lesson where students model a storm drain leading to a fictional creek, sort litter from natural items, and write an opinion sentence.
Worksheets
Grade 2 Worksheet
Salty Bay or Fresh Lake: Where Havenrow Gets Its Water
Grade 2 students read a map chart of a fictional coastal town, model its hill, lake, creek, marsh, and bay in order, and tell salt water from fresh water.
Classroom activities
Grade 2 Classroom activity
Chalk Arrows on the Sparrowdyke School Blacktop
A grade 2 outdoor activity where teams pour water at six chalk spots, draw arrows showing which way it ran, and map the schoolyard's low ground.
Grade 2 Classroom activity
Torn-Paper Water Map of Ripplewood Valley: A Grade 2 Collage
Four groups tear paper for the snow, river, pond, and town of a made-up valley, then join the pieces into one class map showing solid and liquid water.