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Constructive and Destructive forces

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore constructive and destructive forces. In this constructive and destructive forces lesson, students complete a WebQuest. Young scholars explore the different types of forces and their effect on the surrounding...
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Air Pollution: What's the solution?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this air pollution worksheet, students compare pictures of effects caused by pollutants.  There are 4 questions asked without answers provided.
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Build An Island

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore erosion. For this science lesson, students build an island and observe the effects of erosion on the island. Students discuss freshwater ecosystems in Hawaii.
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Erosion Patterns

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore erosion and the different types of sediment.  In this erosion patterns lesson students complete an activity and divide into groups and conduct an experiment. 
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Speed of a Forest Stream

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars study stream speed.  In this stream speed lesson students complete an activity and formulate an opinion and study its effects.
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Erosion in Freshwater Ecosystems

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars explore the concept of sediment pollution. In this erosion lesson, students discuss the process of erosion and determine how sediment pollution affects animals that live in freshwater ecosystems. Young scholars respond to...
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The Physical Environment

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use damp sand, a baking pan, and water to simulate erosion. In this erosion lesson plan, 4th graders participate in a simulation to show what moving water does to land.
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Best Management Practices for Water Quality

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine best management practices for water quality.  In this water quality instructional activity, 4th graders explore unused land to identify areas of runoff, erosion, and effects of water flow.  Students discuss logging...
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Erosion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students model rain erosion. In this erosion lesson, students construct a landscape out of sand and dirt in a metal pan. They make it rain on the landscape and observe the erosion that occurs.
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Water: Naturally Cleaned

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use stream trays covered in different types of rocks or soil to investigate infiltrates and runoff. In this water pollution instructional activity, students work in groups with stream trays that have different substrates. They...
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Fighting Soil Erosion

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students complete hands-on activities and watch a video to learn about soil erosion. In this erosion instructional activity, students use hands-on studies to investigate soil erosion. Students then visit the given websites to identify...
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Vanishing Coast: Erosion

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars explore the concept of erosion. In this erosion lesson, students discuss the effects of 2 classroom demonstrations that replicate coastal erosion.
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Soil Erosion

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete activities to observe the effects of erosion. In this erosion lesson, 2nd graders define erosion and learn the process. Students complete an erosion experiment.
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Water - The Transporter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the role of water in transporting sediments and dissolved particles.  In this interdisciplinary instructional activity, students read about how water transports sediments and changes the landscape.  They complete a...
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GED Vocabulary: Earth and Space Science

For Students 9th - 12th
In this earth and space science GED worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 7 clues about topics such as earthquakes, the Milky Way Galaxy and weathering and erosion. Students are given a word bank to use to complete the...
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Showing the Difference between Erosion and Weathering

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the concepts of weathering and erosion. After viewing pictures of both erosion and weathering, young scholars work in pairs to conduct an experiment with sugar cubes, water, sand, and a straw. They write their...
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Sequence of Events

For Students 6th - 10th
In this rock layers worksheet, students list the events needed to make the pattern of rock layers shown, ordering them from oldest to youngest. This worksheet has 15 short answer questions.
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Weathering

For Students 6th - 10th
In this weathering activity, students define physical and chemical weathering plus frost action and root action. Students describe a rock that has been weathered by frost action. This activity has 5 short answer questions.
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The Grand Canyon

For Students 7th - 12th
In this geological processes activity, learners use Google Earth to access pictures of the Grand Canyon. Students look at the layering of rock over time. Learners complete 2 short answer questions.
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Creating Sand Dunes

For Teachers 4th - 9th
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...
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Developing Land Prone to Erosion

For Students 7th - 9th
In this developing land and erosion worksheet, students decode 60 words given a code with letters that represent each letter of the alphabet. They uncover a message about developing land that is prone to erosion.
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Gravity

For Students 7th - 10th
In this gravity worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by determining the correct terms associated with the 12 statements about erosion and landslides.
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Lake Word Search

For Students 5th - 12th
In this lake activity, students search for 13 vocabulary words associated with a lake such as river, watershed, groundwater, erosion, and shoreline.
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Conservation and Wildlife Protection

For Students 7th - 12th
In this conservation worksheet, students review renewable energy sources, farming methods that prevent erosion, and the benefits of reforestation. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions.