Bodies Of Water

Fifth Grade Science,

by Sanayya Sohail October 1, 2015

Use this lesson to teach your students about the major bodies of water by letting them create miniature
versions of their own!

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to identify the major bodies of water and describe examples of the major bodies of water.

Materials and preparation

Bodies of Water power point

White papers
Glue stick
Scissors
Markers
Construction papers
World/US maps
Pencils
Erasers
Poster board
Computers
Bodies of Water worksheet

Attachments

Bodies Of Water slideshow (PPTX)

Bodies of Water worksheet (DOCX)

Introduction (10 minutes)

Write the following words on the board: "ocean," "gulf," "bay," "inlet," "river," and "lakes."
Ask your students if they know what those words mean.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (30 minutes)

Go over the Bodies Of Water slideshow presentation with your students.

Explain each slide with examples.

Guided Practice (50 minutes)

Ask your students to create a Bodies Of Water book using white paper.
Tell your students to use the slides to get information.
Tell your students that the book should be seven pages. There should be a page for each type of body of
water and a title page.
Each page about a body of water should contain a description of the body of water as well as a 3D picture
of the body of water that sticks out.
The pictures should be created using construction paper.

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Independent working time (20 minutes)

Ask your students to create a flow chart for each body of water.
Tell your students that the top rectangle should name the body of water.
Tell your students that there should be four rectangles connected to each top rectangle. The bottom
rectangles should contain examples for each body of water.
Tell your students to use the slides, maps, or their textbook to find names of various rivers, oceans, bays,
gulfs, inlets, and lakes.

Differentiation

Enrichment: Ask your students to create a poster about any body of water. Their poster should have the
title, examples, and pictures of at least four examples along with three facts about each example.
Support: Get a world map. Point to the various rivers, lakes, oceans, inlets, gulfs, and bays. Show your
students the area covered by each.

Assessment (20 minutes)

Have your students complete the Bodies of Water worksheet.

Review and closing (10 minutes)

Go around the class and ask your students to state a fact about any body of water.

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