Curated OER
Sedimentary Rocks Worksheet
In this geology lab worksheet, students answer 31 short answer questions about sedimentary rocks. Teacher needs to provide text or internet site for students to find answers.
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The Big Burp: Where's the Proof.
Learners explore the Cambrian explosion and Paleocene extinction events. In this climate change lesson, students read articles to link evidence they find to extinction and climate change. Links to the articles are included in the...
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The Big Burp:A Bad Day in the Paleocene
Students describe the overall events that occurred during the Paleocene extinction event as well as the processes that are believed to result in global warming after group research. They infer how a global warming event could have...
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What's the Big Deal?
High schoolers define terms and describe where they are found and formed. In this methane lesson students complete an activity and describe ways in which methane hydrates impact our lives.
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Fenwick Island, Maryland And Beyond: Who Owns the Sand?
Students examine beach processes and complex beach systems. They study the human efforts to stabilize an unstable environment can lead to complex problems.
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Glaciers
In this glaciers worksheet, students review terms associated with glaciers including esker, till, plucking, and outwash. This worksheet has 14 true or false questions.
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How Does Flowing Water Shape a Planet's Surface?
Pupils investigate how flowing water influence landforms. For this earth science lesson, students observe water behavior as it flows from the stream table at various inclinations. They discuss whether water shaped Mars landforms or not.
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What's in that Cake?
Students discover the methods scientists use to investigate Oceanic habitats. In this oceanography lesson, students utilize the Internet to identify deep sea submersibles and how they help scientists study the Charleston Bump....
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Sedimentary Rock Review Word Puzzle
In this word puzzle, students identify twenty four words related to sedimentary rock in a word puzzle. Examples include clay, shale, and burial.
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Rocks Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Processes of Sedimentation in Gravel Pits
For 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...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Sorting Out Sedimentation
Sedimentary rock forms in layers that are deposited one after the other over long periods of time. Oftentimes, sedimentary rock contains fossils and other debris that are deposited within the layers. Use this experiment to investigate...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: A Study of the Process of Sediment Deposition and Particle Sorting
Students will investigate the way particles are sorted during deposition using gravel. sand, clay, potting soil, a 2L bottle, and water then form hypotheses as to why sorting occurs in this way.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Earth Science: Erosion and Deposition by Wind
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how wind causes erosion, how sediments are deposited by wind, and ways to prevent wind erosion.
Other
University of North Texas: Stream Erosion
An introduction to the basic concepts of stream erosion, with illustrated examples from a creek called Denton Creek. Contains review questions at the bottom of the page.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Dead Diatoms Do Tell Tales
Students take on the role of climate detectives in this climate investigation. Teams make a model of sediment cores using glass beads and sand, study the core samples, and tell something about the hypothetical paleoclimate that existed...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Coastal Geological Materials
This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service describes the different kinds of sediments that make up coastlines, with a focus on the variety in color, size, and sorting.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Geology of the Credit River at Hidden Valley Park
In this earth science activity, students investigate the characteristics of the Credit River in an interdisciplinary inquiry based investigation. They will determine the speed the water moves, identify rocks and sediments in the river...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Effectiveness of Mn Dams in Water Retention
Through this field activity, students will obtain hands-on experience by measuring stream flows and observing landform and stream processes of dams once before water freezes, and again after the weather deposition has occurred. Students...
NASA
Nasa: Colorado River Delta
A satellite image from NASA of the Colorado River Delta, located in Northern Mexico. Follow the links for more detailed images.
NASA
Nasa: Ganges River Delta
View a satellite image of the Ganges river delta. Click on the image to see a more detailed picture.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Erosion in Our World
Students collect evidence to investigate erosion and deposition around the schoolyard.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Landforms
Understand the formation and geology of different landforms around the Earth.