Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Weathering" Heights
This lesson introduces students to weathering. Students will watch videos and complete drawings and diagrams as they learn about weathering, erosion, and deposition. Students will complete a simple demonstration and relate it to how the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Let's Get Physical! (Or Chemical Weathering)
This lesson helps students learn the differences between physical and chemical weathering. Students will complete various activities in which they identify and describe the type of weathering that is taking place.This lesson plan was...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science for Middle School
This digital textbook covers core earth science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science
This customizable digital textbook covers topics related to fourth-grade science. It is Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned.
Other
The Happy Scientist: Rocks
Overview of rocks including igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and the rock cycle.
US Department of Agriculture
U.s. Department of Agriculture: Soil Erosion Experiments
Experiment explores how soil erosion occurs.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Engineering Geology
A collection of video lectures from a course introducing students to the basics of engineering geology. Webpage includes forty lectures from a professor at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. Lectures vary in length...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Us Geological Survey: Weathering vs. Erosion
The USGS & National Park Service provide a description of the difference between weathering and erosion, and the difference between chemical and mechanical weathering.
Other
Moorland School: Earth Science Zone: The Rock Cycle
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Weathering and Erosion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how solid rock is worn down through weathering.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Weathering
[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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Chemical Weathering: Limestone
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a simple flipchart displaying the chemical process of limestone weathering.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:canyonlands: The Power of Water
Determine how the amount and rate of water flow affect the amount of erosion.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Landforms in a Tub
For this activity, students create models in a tub or sandbox that simulate erosion caused by weathering.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Sedimentary Rock Formation Explained
Explains what sedimentary rocks are, the three main types, and how they are formed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Weathering and Erosion Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides a brief summary of key points about weathering and erosion. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Other
Weathering
Studies weathering and provides a brief overview of what weathering is and how it effects the environment.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Erosion: Facts and Information
Explains erosion, its effects, causes, and how it can be controlled.