Mission Library

Treasure Hunt
Landforms and Bodies of Water
Grades 1-3

The Mission
22 min

Storyline

The crew competes against the GAL-Delilahs in a treasure hunt with landforms and bodies of water as clues.

The CircuitCoin Treasure Hunt is on and RALF along with the crew must correctly identify models of landforms and bodies of water in order to find the treasure. It's an epic adventure for our crew in a race to get to the t...

3-Dimensional Science

Phenomenon

Landforms have unique characteristics that can be described and represented on maps.

Science and Engineering Practices

Developing and Using Models

  • Develop and/or use a model to represent amounts, relationships, relative scales (bigger, smaller), and/or patterns in the natural and designed world(s).

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns

  • Children recognize that patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions

  • Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area.

Resources
Targeted Standards
Timeline
0:00

Mission Start and Briefing

1:30

Docking Port Navigation

4:45

Quiz Question

6:45

Repairing / Upgrading the Ship

8:20

Quiz Question

11:18

Investigation

11:48

Decision Point

14:05

Investigation

14:35

Decision Point

16:54

Investigation

17:24

Decision Point

19:45

Investigation

20:15

Decision Point

22:30

Investigation

23:00

Decision Point

25:55

Tractor Beam Treasure Chest

27:05

End

Skills in Action
CollaborationCommunicationCritical ThinkingDecision-MakingDigital LiteracyInitiativeMetacognitionProblem SolvingResilience