Curated OER
Arabia: Educator's Resource and Activity Guide
MacGillivray Freeman's film Arabia presents viewers with remarkable images and insights into this ancient and mysterious land. An educator's guide is designed to provided teachers with the materials they need to support a showing of the...
Mr. E. Science
Erosion and Deposition
Get an in-depth look into erosion and deposition with a 23-slide presentation that details how gravity, water, waves, wind, and glaciers cause changes to the Earth's surface. Each slide consists of detailed images equipped with labels,...
National Park Service
Caves, Canyons, Cactus, and Critters
Mother Nature's Gravel Company is open for business! The unit includes four lessons covering weathering and erosion. Experiments are simple to complete and young geologists compare notes to see who makes the biggest ice wedge, moves...
Curated OER
Building New Landforms
In this landform worksheet, students read 6 paragraphs about the process the Dutch used to build new landforms and threats they face today. After reading the background information, students complete 3 short answer questions regarding...
Curated OER
Lesson: Sand and Water
Young scholars review background information about water tension and adhesive forces on sand. In this sand science lesson, students visit a beach and have a sand building competition near water and away from it. Young scholars discuss...
Curated OER
Creating Sand Dunes
Young scholars explain how sand dunes are formed, the different circumstances that effect the movement of or formation of sand dunes, and relate the information gathered to soil conservation. In this sand dunes lesson, students use pans...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating the Difference in Geology
In this inquiry based field investigation, students will be observing our school campus's topography, soil, and plants and comparing them with the Fertile sand dunes' topography, soil, and plants. They will make detailed observations and...
PBS
Nova: Booming Sands
PBS site takes a look into a mysterious phenomena as to why and how certain sand dunes produce mysterious noises. Contains a link to watch a broadcast segment of an expedition into the desert as well as a recipe for noisy sands.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Tour of Park Geology: Sand Dunes
Learn about the sand dunes located in the National Park Service.
John Wiley & Sons
Wiley: Physical Geography: Animation: Types of Dunes
A graphic compares different types of dunes in terms of the presence of three parameters: wind, sand, and vegetation. Clicking an example reveals a photo and a sentence about the dune formation.
Curated OER
National Park Service: White Sands National Monument: Facts About Sand Dunes
A good description regarding the movement of sand dunes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Deposition by Wind
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How wind forms various terrain features.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Landforms From Wind Erosion and Deposition
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How winds erode surfaces and form various terrain features.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Sand Dunes
Sand dunes along the North Carolina coast are an integral part of the ecosystem immediately adjacent to the sea. The dunes are formed when sand particles that have been washed ashore are picked up by the wind and blown inland until an...
Other
Luke W Interface Designs: Geology of Mars
Learn about six geological processes from Luke W Interface Designs that are happening or have happened on Mars. Ex: aeloian, cratering, landslides, volcanic, and more.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Indiana Dunes
The National Park Service provides a site that describes the Indiana Dunes. The site tells how dunes are formed, what moraines are, and the strange combination of plants found at the Dunes.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Understanding Deposition in Geology
Explains what is meant by the deposition of sediments by wind and water and provides examples of the resulting landforms.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Sand Dunes
A series of beautifully formed sand dunes dominate this photo taken far out in the desert. Learn about deserts by checking out our fun desert facts for kids.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Types of Dunes
Labeled diagram of types of sand dunes.