Curriculum » NC Standard Course of Study & aligned resources
Science — Grade 5
Goal 2
- Objective 2.01
- Identify and analyze forces that cause change in landforms over time including:
- Water and Ice.
- Wind.
- Gravity.
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- Objective 2.02
- Investigate and discuss the role of the water cycle and how movement of water over and through the landscape helps shape land forms.
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- Objective 2.03
- Discuss and consider the wearing away and movement of rock and soil in erosion and its importance in forming:
- Canyons.
- Valleys.
- Meanders.
- Tributaries.
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- Objective 2.04
- Describe the deposition of eroded material and its importance in establishing landforms including:
- Deltas.
- Flood Plains.
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- Objective 2.05
- Discuss how the flow of water and the slope of the land affect erosion.
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- Objective 2.06
- Identify and use models, maps, and aerial photographs as ways of representing landforms.
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- Objective 2.07
- Discuss and analyze how humans influence erosion and deposition in local communities, including school grounds, as a result of:
- Clearing land.
- Planting vegetation.
- Building dams.
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