Learn about different landforms and water bodies and the various characteristics that make them distinct from one another in this lesson plan from WGBH. Navigate around a virtual island to unlock information -- including videos and ground-level and aerial images -- about specific landforms and water bodies. Students use the media to observe and describe landforms and water bodies; they identify how they are represented from an aerial perspective when used on a map to help people locate them in all parts of the world. Teacher materials are provided.

Concepts

bodies of water, landforms

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mapping landforms and water bodies: lesson plan, pbs learning media, landforms and water bodies and the various characteristics that make them distinct, use the media to observe and describe landforms and water bodies

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice