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Sedimentary Rocks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this sedimentary rock worksheet, students answer 9 fill-in-the-blank questions and 8 matching questions regarding sedimentary rocks and their formation.
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Agents of Erosion and Deposition

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students play a game of shoreline charades using picture symbols and other games to cover the concept of erosion or deposition.
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Erosion: Slip Sliding Away

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the causes of erosion. Through several demonstrations including one using sugar cubes and warm water, they observe the effects of erosion. In groups, 4th graders conduct similar experiments and record their...
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Glaciers Worksheet #1

For Students 6th - 9th
The landscape impacted by glacier activity is drawn at the top of this worksheet. Ten multiple choice questions follow, some relating to the diagram, and some about the quality of soil left by glaciation. It is not often that you come...
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Water - The Transporter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the role of water in transporting sediments and dissolved particles.  For this interdisciplinary lesson, students read about how water transports sediments and changes the landscape.  They complete a variety of...
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Earth Shaped by Water

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Earth worksheet, learners review the different ways water shapes the Earth's surface. This worksheet has 1 short answer and 10 matching questions.
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Deposition

For Students 7th - 9th
In this earth science worksheet, students study the diagram on the sheet and describe the river valley. Then they list the main type of work done by the river at a specific stage. Students also explain the formation of the floodplain.
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Geography Action! Rivers 2001- Stream Table

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use a stream table to simulate river and watershed systems. The affect of gradient on stream flow as well as erosion and deposition are two items that students examine.
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The Wedding of a Mountain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine the differences between weathering, erosion, and deposition as it pertains to mountains.
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Weathering and Erosion

For Students 7th - 12th
For this weathering worksheet, students define 23 terms associated with erosion and weathering such as flood plain, moraine, and deposition. Then students use these terms in a sentence.
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Geology

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students, in groups, observe the effect of water and ice on surface features of the land. They alsoexplore erosion and deposition.