CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Erosion by Streams
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers different kinds of erosion by surface water.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Erosion Explosion
This tutorial from Bill Nye demonstrates that freezing water expands, potentially cracking rock and causing erosion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade: Earth Science: Erosion and Deposition by Flowing Water
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how flowing water causes erosion; describes how runoff, streams, and rivers change Earth's surface; and identifies features caused by groundwater erosion.
Math Science Nucleus
Discovering How Landforms Are Created on Earth
Students compare water and ice erosion to discover how landforms are created.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Rain Erosion: Does the Rate of Water Effect Erosion?
For this lab, students investigate whether the rate of water falling (rain) affects the amount of erosion (soil movement). This experiment could lead to further questions: how does grass or rocks effect soil erosion, does erosion lead to...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Erosion in Our World
Students collect evidence to investigate erosion and deposition around the schoolyard.
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Standing Rocks: Remnants of Erosion [Pdf]
Explains what standing rocks are, how they are formed by erosion, and gives the names of some well-known ones in Indiana.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Second Grade Science: Preventing Erosion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Demonstrates how water and wind move soil, which can cause issues for farmers.
University of Washington
Iris: Noaa Images: Erosional Landforms
Examples, with images, of different types of landforms created by water and wind erosion.
Read Works
Read Works: Water on the Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the processes of weathering and erosion, along with their effects. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Orpheus Books
Q Files: Earth: Erosion: Rivers
Identify the upper waters, lower courses and whatever "falls" in between while studying the science of rivers.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Washed Away
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...
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Nagt: Illinois Caverns Field Trip
Take your students on a caving experience. This field trip gives hands-on experiences with stalactites, flow stone, fossils, water erosion, limestone, and groundwater.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Erosion
Study the subject of erosion including water, wind, and glacial erosion, fun facts, human causes, and controlling it on this site.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: What Is River and Stream Erosion?
Learn about several different aspects of river and stream erosion.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Blowing and Flowing
Students make predictions about the erosion of three types of soil. The three soil types contain varying amounts of vegetation. This investigation requires the construction of an erosion table. The activity takes only 45 minutes, but the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering for the Earth
Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...
Other
Siemens Science Day: Earth Science: Let's Get Carried Away!
This hands-on science activity allows students to use a stream table to learn about the processes of erosion and stream-bed formation. Students will understand the effect of water speed on erosion rate and stream formation.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Why Are Wetlands Important?
Find out why wetlands provide natural water quality, flood protection, erosion control, recreation and aesthetic appreciation, and natural products.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Processes of Sedimentation in Gravel Pits
In this field investigation, students will investigate processes of deposition that have contributed to the current Minnesota sediments and landscape. After learning about weathering and erosion and having a short introduction to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Coastal Geological Processes
This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service describes the many forces that affect shorelines, including tides, weathering, erosion, and deposition. Includes background reading handout and discussion questions.
US Geological Survey
Us Geological Survey: Water Science School: Sinkholes
What is a sinkhole? Where are they found? What causes them? This text based article will provide the answer to these questions, and more!
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Jason: Land Erosion Running Off With Soil
Rainforests at the Crossroads: Examine the relationship between rainfall and runoff on Barro Colorado Island (BCI) over a period of one year. Then examine the data and use the TI-73 Explorer to graph and analyze the values.
Other
Watersheds.org: A Stream Table Makes a Miniature Stream
See a stream table being made and learn what a real stream does to the land.
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