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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Landforms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews basic landforms, which include highlands, lowlands, bodies of water, and riverways. In addition, examples and photographs are provided.
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Quia

Quia: Geography World: Earth's Surface

For Students 3rd - 8th
Wonderful crossword puzzle containing clues about various landforms. After finishing the puzzle, a new puzzle will appear introducing some new clues.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Shaping the Tallest Peak on Earth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson builds upon a National Geographic film covering George Mallory's effort to climb Mount Everest in 1924. It looks at the physical features of mountains, and the landform features of Mount Everest that present challenges to...
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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Abc's of Indiana Geology 4 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
One of four sets of 26 ABC cards that have definitions and descriptions of geologic terms and earth science concepts. This set looks at significant geological locations in Indiana.
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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Abc's of Indiana Geology 3 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
One of four sets of 26 ABC cards that have definitions and descriptions of geologic terms and earth science concepts.
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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Abc's of Indiana Geology 2 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
One of four sets of 26 ABC cards that have definitions and descriptions of geologic terms and earth science concepts.
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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Abc's of Indiana Geology 1 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
One of four sets of 26 ABC cards that have definitions and descriptions of geologic terms and earth science concepts.
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Land Cover Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the important resources our land offers us: food, water, oxygen, building materials, and more. Discover how scientists have been mapping land for years trying to prevent disasters and to collect environmental information.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Watch Out for Landslides

For Students 5th - 8th
Students investigate how particle size and shape relate to the maximum slope angle the particles will maintain during a landslide.
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Math Science Nucleus

Math Science Nucleus: Maps as Tools

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A series of lessons in which students learn about landforms. Includes interpreting landforms, creating landforms, and information on Angel Island.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Erosion by Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes erosion in landforms caused by waves.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Deposition by Groundwater

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How groundwater creates landforms.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Topography

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Earth science subject of topography including features such as landforms, elevation, latitude, longitude, and topographical maps.
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Quia

Quia: Geography World: Earth's Surface Matching Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Match the vocabulary term with the definition to reinforce and practice your vocabulary terms. View the list of terms before beginning to become familiar with the words and improve your score. Users must enable JavaScript.
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Quia

Quia: Geography World: Earth's Physical Features Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains matching, concentration, flash cards, and word search games from landform vocabulary. Excellent games which contain more than one version of each game to reinforce all vocabulary taught.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Landforms From Glacial Erosion and Deposition

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the mostly massive features created by glacial erosion and deposition.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Landforms From Wind Erosion and Deposition

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How winds erode surfaces and form various terrain features.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Landforms From Erosion and Deposition by Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Indicates the factors that lead to landslides and other mass movements, what their characteristics are, and how to avoid them.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Magma Composition, Volcanic Landforms, Hot Springs, Geysers Study Guide

For Students 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides a brief overview of plate tectonic processes. Includes a labeled illustration, images, and a few questions to check understanding.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Sedimentary

For Students 3rd - 6th
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on sedimentary rocks and how they are formed.
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Quaternary Glacio Fluvial History of the Upper Midwest Using Anaglyph Stereo Maps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the anaglyph stereo map and use textures to generate a surficial geology map of the Upper Midwest. They can then interpret the textures in terms of landforms, geomorphic features, and earth-surface processes, as well as...
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Glacial Geology of Arlee Valley, Montana Trip for Hs Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This field trip designed for HS science teachers with little or no formal training in geosciences, acquaints participants with the glacial geologic record of a small topographic basin in western Montana. The trip focuses on the landforms...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Geologic Photo Field Trips for Introductory Physical Geology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners participate in a series of virtual geology field trips by observing and describing rock outcrops, geologic structures, and landforms in field based photographs.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Global Land Vegetation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Global Land Vegetation module is one of four Studying Earth's Environment from Space modules. It consists of three sections: class resources, computer lab resources, and a glossary and acronym List.

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