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2nd grade · Science · Unit 9 of 11

Land & Water Maps

Mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes, bays and islands on models and maps.

What your child practices

Your child names the shapes and kinds of land and water on Earth and finds them on simple maps and models, with Alabama examples.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: 2.8 · the shapes and kinds of land and water on Earth, shown on models and maps

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Land can be mountains, valleys, hills and islands.
  2. Rivers are moving fresh water. Most of Earth's water is in the oceans.
  3. A coast is where land meets the ocean.

Example: Where is most of Earth's water? Oceans are huge. Answer: in the oceans

Land & Water Maps in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 9 of 11 in 2nd grade Science, after Habitats Near & Far and before Fast & Slow Earth Changes.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Dauphin Island has water all around it. It is an…

    • island
    • mountain
    • river
    • ocean

  2. Question 2

    Ice on a mountain melts in spring. The water goes into…

    • the rocks forever
    • rivers and streams
    • the sun
    • the clouds only

  3. Question 3

    Where is most of Earth's water?

    • In puddles
    • In ponds
    • In the oceans
    • In clouds

  4. Question 4

    Alabama's Gulf Coast is where the land meets the…

    • ocean
    • glacier
    • desert
    • mountains

  5. Question 5

    Where can you find solid water in summer?

    • In a bathtub
    • In a warm puddle
    • In a hot lake
    • On high mountain glaciers

  6. Question 6

    On a map, blue usually shows…

    • forests
    • mountains
    • roads
    • water

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