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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Washed Away

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will learn about water erosion. They will view pictures and videos, complete drawings, and work in collaborative groups as they research types of water erosion (rill, gully, sheet, and channel). Students...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: What's Down There?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students build a model to learn about the cycle of erosion and deposition by water and wind which deposits layer upon layer of rock, soil, and organic material to the surface.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Earth Is a Changin'

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This instructional activity introduces and describes the main types of erosion (i.e., chemical, water, wind, glacier and temperature). Students learn examples of each type of erosion and discuss how erosion changes the surface of the...
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Math Science Nucleus

Math Science Nucleus: Maps as Tools

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A series of lessons in which students learn about landforms. Includes interpreting landforms, creating landforms, and information on Angel Island.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Steam Discharge: An Interdisciplinary Approach

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this Interdisciplinary Field Investigation students will combine science, math, geography, creative writing and art. The setting will be a local stream (site yet to be determined, Minnehaha or Vermillion) where 150 students will...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
This digital textbook covers core earth science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Inquiry to Discover Stream Formations in a Small Stream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners map a section of a small stream, and from that process begin to investigate and discover the basic features of a stream and its development.
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Variable Rivers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will be introduced to rivers and river processes. They will test an isolated variable in rivers and they will test either the amount of water, velocity of water, or steepness of the river bed to determine how...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Rivers 2

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students evaluate the water cycle and how rivers erode, transport, and deposit materials to produce physical features. Many slides and aerial photos of flooding and riverbanks are...
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Other

Moorland School: Earth Science Zone: The Rock Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know the rock cycle is a continuous cycle that takes hundreds of millions of years? This webpage explains how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. It also gives examples of each type of rock. Also includes a...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Coasts

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart useful for checking students' understanding of the issues and the vocabulary associated with coastal zones.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Geology of Devil's Tower

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to Devil's Tower National Park in Wyoming! This highly interactive website reveals the geological processes behind the formation of this unique natural structure.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Go Inquire System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars us the GO Inquire online tool to develop knowledge and skills in the concepts of erosion, transportation, and deposition.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Stream Velocity Investigation Using Inquiry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An outdoor activity where students visit a local stream for a scientific inquiry. They make observations about the stream, and take measurements of the stream's velocity, depth, and width. They will also develop a sediment thickness...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Explore Nature: Views: Glaciers: Embark on a Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about types, features, and movement of glaciers, erosion and deposition of rock, and locations of glaciers in our National Parks. Read about how scientists monitor glacial movement and conduct scientific research on climate's...
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Other

Virtual Courseware Project: Geology Labs on Line: Virtual River

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about river processes like discharge, flooding, flood frequency, erosion, and deposition in this interactive tutorial. Tutorial includes interactive exercises and assessments.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....

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