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Reading Objective:

Students will identify steps by which gypsum sand dunes are formed in New Mexico; a process that involves rain and wind.

 

Reading Level:

Lexile: 490L; GRL: L

 

Next Generation Science Standards:

2-ESS2-1: Wind and water can change the shape of the land.

2-PS1-1: Observe the color and texture of materials.

 

Vocabulary:

sand dune, gypsum, mineral