Built on NGSS 2-ESS2-2, this two-page 2nd grade science labeling sheet uses one picture model of land and water. Students read the model and write eight names on lines marked A to H. The word bank gives River, Island, Hill, Ocean, Mountain, Plain, Lake, and Valley. Hill, plain, and valley sit beside the more familiar mountain and ocean, so students have to look closely at height and shape. The answer key lists each letter with its feature.
2-ESS2-2
“Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.”
Labeling all eight parts, A to H, asks students to read a model that shows the shapes and kinds of land and water in one area.
Eight words sit in a table: River, Island, Hill, Ocean, Mountain, Plain, Lake, and Valley.
Students write each name on the line that points to it, from A to H. The key runs A Mountain, B River, C Lake, D Ocean, E Island, F Hill, G Valley, and H Plain.
Before making a model
Use it before students build their own clay or salt-dough landscape. It gives them the names to label it with.
Hill or mountain
Students often swap hill and mountain, or valley and plain. Ask them to point to the height difference in the picture before they write.
Quick check
Collect it as a short assessment. Eight labels give a clean score out of eight.
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