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Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes

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 students with information about liquid water on Earth, serve as reinforcement after students have already learned this concept, or be used as an assessment at the conclusion of a lesson.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.4

    Orally answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about a text or conversation, using complete sentences to provide key ideas and details.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.4

    Vocabulary

    • Orally
    • Who, what, when where, why, and how questions
    • Complete sentences
    • Key ideas
    • Key details

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Key ideas and details should be included when answering questions.
    • Complete sentences, which contain a subject and a predicate, should be used when answering questions.
    • Who, when, and where questions will have a concrete, objective answer.
    • What, why, and how questions may have a more abstract, subjective answer.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Orally answer questions about a text or conversation using complete sentences that provide information about key ideas and details.
    • Orally answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about a text or conversation with appropriate key ideas and details.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • When answering who, what, when, where, why, and how questions they should provide key ideas and details from a text or conversation to demonstrate their comprehension.
    • Speaking in complete sentences helps them clearly communicate their message and their understanding.
    Science (2015) Grade(s): 2

    SC15.2.10

    Collect and evaluate data to identify water found on Earth and determine whether it is a solid or a liquid (e.g., glaciers as solid forms of water; oceans, lakes, rivers, streams as liquid forms of water).

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SC15.2.10

    Vocabulary

    • Collect
    • Evaluate
    • Solid
    • Liquid
    • Glaciers
    • Oceans
    • Lakes
    • Rivers
    • Streams
    • Frozen
    • Ponds

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Water is found in many places on Earth.
    • Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify which sources of information are likely to provide scientific information.
    • Collect and evaluate data to identify water found on Earth.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are observable patterns as to where water is found on Earth and what form it is in.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Patterns
    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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