LESSON PLAN Teacher: Nisa Ali Lesson: 1

Subject: Science Unit 2: The Changes to Land Over Time / Grade 2

Objective
SWBAT differentiate Weathering and Erosion by comparing and contrasting their properties.
Science Standard Math CCLS
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.A.4
Some events happen very quickly; others occur very Compare two three-digit numbers based on
slowly, over a time period much longer than one can meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits,
observe (2-ESS1-1) using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of
comparisons.
Materials Vocabulary
● Weathering and Erosion Crash Course Video Tier 3:
● Chart Paper + Markers → Mechanical Change – anything that changes
the shape/size of the material
→ Chemical Change – anything that forms a
new substance/material
→ Transport – to move from one place to another
→ Varying - different or changing

Tier 2:
→ Factor (anything that produces a result/outcome)
Time Connection/Motivation
3 mins. Last night, I made chocolate chip muffins for my family. My niece was so excited because
chocolate is her favorite. While sitting at the dinner table, instead of taking bites, she broke
the muffin into tiny pieces and put them in her bowl. After taking a couple of bites, she got
tired of sitting so she started walking around. At this point, she was dropping more muffin
pieces than she was eating… there was an entire trail of muffin bits around the house in 10
minutes.. We let her enjoy whatever she had left, then got straight to cleaning. We broomed
all of the muffin off the floor and threw it away.

Just like how my niece broke apart the muffin and scattered it elsewhere from when she
started eating in such a short amount of time, rocks and soil undergo a similar process due
to weathering and erosion, with varying times.
Mini-lesson
12 mins. Today, we will be looking at how weathering and erosion are different by analyzing their
properties. Remember to take notes while watching the video, and write down the answers
to the questions we will be be doing while watching the video.

~Watch “Weathering and Erosion: Crash Course Kids #10.2” (EdPuzzle) Video together
● Start at 00:09 secs.
● Stop at 00:39: Can you recall what a landform is? (ans: any natural feature that
forms on the earth’s surface)
● Stop at 1:14: How would you describe weathering? (ans: a process that breaks
apart or changes a rock)
● Stop at 1:39: Can you identify how many types of weathering there are? (ans: Two,
mechanical and chemical.).
● Stop at 2:04: How are erosion and weathering alike? Different? (ans: Although
weathering and erosion both play a role in which rocks are broken down into small
particles – weathering breaks the rock apart while erosion moves the particles away
 through short or long periods of time.
REMEMBER : “Weathering makes a mess, erosion cleans it up”
● Stop at 2:51: Turn and talk – Can you elaborate on why there are more islands in
Cape Cod in 2014, compared to 1984? (ans: The fast, moving water of the Atlantic
Ocean caused pieces of rock to weather, and over time natural forces like storms,
wind, etc. erode/move these pieces of rock to other places, forming other islands.
● End at 3:19

Independent/Partner/Group Work
20 mins. Using their notes, students will work in pairs to create Venn Diagrams that compare and
contrast weathering and erosion.

Teacher will circulate while students are working with a partner to complete the
assignment. Possible guiding questions that will help further the students thinking:
- What are the similar/different factors (like water, ice, etc.) that impact
weathering/erosion?
- What details do you remember about the types of weathering?
- Think about the islands around Cape Cod – do the processes occur at the
same/different rates of time?

Share/Closing
10 mins. Students will present their Venn Diagrams and come to a conclusion on the different
factors they thought about.

Discussion should lead to something like:

● Weathering breaks materials up, while erosion moves them to another place.
Weathering can happen in a short amount of time, while erosion can be speedy/or
take several years to occur. Both work together to move particles and create new
landforms.
Homework
Write a paragraph explaining a real-life scenario where you or someone/something around you broke a
material apart (or weathered it) and moved (eroded) it elsewhere.