The Changing Shape of the Land explores the ways that moving water, wind, ice and snow shape the landscape.
Curriculum link:
Science Curriculum links
Australia
• NDS (ACSHE034) Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events
New Zealand
• PW: Explore, describe, and represent patterns and trends for everyday examples of physical
Key Concepts:
Wind, water, ice and snow erode the landscape, causing the shape of the landscape to change.
The shape of the land is constantly changing.
Reading Strategies:
Identifying the structural pattern – cause and effect