What Makes up a Mountain?

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The purpose of the assessment probe, in this chapter, is to elicit children’s ideas about the Earth materials that make up landforms. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that mountains are made primarily of rock—a precursor idea to understanding the weathering of mountains by water, wind, and ice.

Grade Levels

Early Childhood

Topics

Asking questions Assessment Communicating Disciplinary Core Ideas in Earth and Space Science Earth & Space Science Earth materials Earth materials are solid rocks and soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere. Earth Science Earth's history ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth ESS1: Earth's Place in the Universe Experimenting Kindergarten Observing Predicting Properties of earth materials Rocks Teaching Standards Teaching Strategies

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 9/15/2013ISBN 9781936959518Stock # PB335X1_20

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