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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify erosion in various forms and explain its causes. They look for evidence of erosion on school grounds, describe it in their journals, and draw labeled rough sketches of the erosion. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students, in groups, research the causes of erosion and common prevention measures. They identify a site on campus that exhibits erosion and determine how to reduce erosion at that site. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students study how people have tried to save beaches from wave erosion. They examine what has occurred to Cape Hatteras as a result of beach erosion and the efforts to reduce the erosion. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine how erosion is affected by the composition of the soil and the slope of the land. They look at plant roots, rocks and land slope as experimental factors. They complete the associated worksheets before discussing their results in whole class setting. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students conduct experiments and research to explore that soil erosion is affected by the makeup of the soil using plant roots, rocks, and the slope of the land as experimental factors. They complete given worksheets that they complete by researching online. Then the students do an experiment that deals with water, vegetation, and the slope of the land. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students explore soil erosion. Through a class discussion, they examine soil conservation methods. Given a potted plant, students observe the effects of erosion when water is poured over the soil. Students brainstorm terms related to erosion. They write in a journal about activities that cause erosion. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students discover the meaning of the word erosion and discuss effects of rocks and sticks upon the soil. They then work in small groups to construct a model of erosion to make observations and then write them in their science journals. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students investigate wind erosion and how to prevent unwanted erosion. They define key vocabulary terms, create an interactive diorama that demonstrates how wind causes erosion and deposition of sand and soil, and watch a video. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students are able to identify the causes and effects of erosion. They hypothesize ways to help curb erosion. Students are able to identify ways being used now to curb erosion. They are shown two different types of erosion, by putting some of the dirt in the box lid and some more in a paint tray. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore erosion when there are multiple types of sediments. They view a soil separation demonstration jar before and after agitation to determine how and why the layers settled. In addition, they conduct experiments with a river sediment tub. Full Review »