Weathering and Erosion 2nd Grade Sort Landforms & Changing Earth Activity
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This landforms sort activity helps 2nd grade students understand how Earth’s surface changes. Students read about landforms, plate tectonics, weathering, and erosion, then sort real-world examples into those built up and those worn away.
The station combines reading comprehension with science concepts and aligns to NGSS 2-ESS1 and 2-ESS2. Students also learn about Earth’s layers and how plate movement affects the land.
It is also part of a larger set of eight second grade landform stations.
What’s Included
- Complete Types of Landforms Sort Science Station
- Student reading passage on landforms, plate tectonics, weathering, and erosion
- Sort cards with real-world landform examples
- Student recording sheet
- Comprehension questions: short answer and multiple choice
- Vocabulary fill-in-the-blank activity
- Task cards for flexible use
- Answer key
- Teacher notes and implementation guidance
- Google Slides and Google Forms versions
Skills Covered
- Identifying types of landforms
- Understanding weathering and erosion
- Explaining how landforms are built up and worn away
- Recognizing Earth’s crust, mantle, and core
- Understanding plate movement and its effects
- Reading informational science text
- Sorting and categorizing scientific concepts
Ways to Use This Resource
- Use as a science station during an Earth science unit
- Use in small group rotations
- Assign as independent practice
- Use with Google Classroom
- Pair with science journals or interactive notebooks
Why Teachers Love It
- Low prep
- Engaging, hands-on sorting
- Aligned to NGSS 2-ESS1 and 2-ESS2
- Combines reading and science
- Print and digital formats
This landforms sort activity helps young students see that Earth is always changing, and the sorting gives them a concrete way to explain how.
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9 reviews for Weathering and Erosion 2nd Grade Sort Landforms & Changing Earth Activity
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Meridith G. –
This correlated perfectly with our landform study! Awesome resource.
Lori S. –
I used this for small group for my low students and they liked it.
MTK –
The students enjoyed the activities! They loved the hands on activities and the discussions that they helped encourage! It made my job as a teacher easy, very well planned.
Rhonda W. –
Great way to do a precheck of understanding. Took pictures of each group's first sorting. Then as we covered processes, they would get to make adjustments to their sorting.
Roselle T. –
A great addition to my science curriculum!