This 3-page 2nd grade science sheet shows twelve labeled photos: mountain, hill, plain, island, canyon and plateau for landforms, and ocean, lake, river, pond, stream and bay for bodies of water. Students write each word in the right column of a two-column chart. Page 2 asks three short questions, including one that ends in a drawing of a landform near home. It ties to NGSS 2-ESS2-2, and page 3 is the answer key.
2-ESS2-2
“Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.”
Page 1 sorts twelve kinds of land and water into two groups. Question 3 on page 2 has students draw a landform from their own area.
Two rows of six small photos with the name under each. Students write each word under Landforms or Bodies of water, with six lines in each column.
Students name a landform that has water around it and a body of water that flows, with two lines for each. They then draw a landform near where they live in a large box.
The sorted chart, the answers island and river or stream, and a note that ocean or bay is accepted if students mention currents or tides. Drawings are accepted for any real local landform.
Cut and sort
Print a second copy and let students cut the photos apart and move them around the chart before writing. A card is easier to move than a word is to cross out.
Island and bay
These two are worth a pause, since both sit next to water. Ask students which one is land and which one is water.
Exit task
Question 3 works as a quick exit task. Have students label the landform they drew on the back, so you can check each drawing against the name.
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