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What Glaciers Leave Behind WorksheetWhat Glaciers Leave Behind Worksheet
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K12 Reader
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4th - 5th
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Science
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Year
2012
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What Glaciers Leave Behind

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Glaciers may seem distant and stationary, but they are huge deposits of moving ice that have made changes to the earth's surface. Your pupils can learn about the different types of impressions left by glaciers by reading the short passage. They then respond to five questions about the text.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

glaciers, landscapes, physical changes, yosemite national park, main ideas, reading comprehension, land formations, moraines, erratics, monoliths, cirques

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign this page for homework or start-of-the-day practice
  • Supplement your earth science instruction on glaciers and land formations with this resource

Classroom Considerations

  • The resource is part of a series of worksheets with a cross-curricular focus

Pros

  • Cross-curricular resource combines earth science concepts and reading skills practice
  • Includes an answer key

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.4.1

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