Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weathering & Erosion

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of weathering and erosion, what they are, and how they alter the Earth's surface.
eBook
Other

Ouc: Glossary of Terms for Physical Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
A large online textbook of terms pertaining to physical geography. Useful as a supplement when studying this subject.
PPT
John Wiley & Sons

Wiley: Physical Geography: Animation: Wave Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief animation that demonstrates the impact of waves on headlands and on bays explaining how waves shape sea arches and beaches.
Website
Other

New Brunswick Waste Management /"Backyard Magic"

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive description of the environmental benefits of composting solid waste. Complete directions for composting, detailed description of composting chemistry, suggestions for applications of humus, question and answer page,...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Weathering

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the concepts of weathering and erosion. Both physical and chemical weathering, and their causes are discussed. Video is embedded. The flipchart also has assessment questions...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Factors That Influence Weathering of Monuments in a Cemetery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will discover some of the factors that influence weathering of the monuments in a cemetery. These factors may include the type of rock, length of time the rock has been exposed to the elements or the amount of...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Mechanical Weathering

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes various types of mechanical weathering.
Whiteboard
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...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Geographical Skills

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students understand how physical processes (weathering, erosion, climates, soils, and landforms) shape earth's surface patterns and systems.
Graphic
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....