What's the difference between wind erosion and water erosion? Perform an experiment to study the effects of air on soil, as well as water and soil, and how effective it can be to place rocks on the soil. 

Concepts

erosion, soil, wind erosion, water erosion, soil erosion

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign for kids to complete at home, and have them write up a short lab report to review their findings
• Put kids into groups or pairs to complete the experiment

Classroom Considerations

• One misspelling may impede understanding (retaining walks instead of retaining walls)
• Experiment may require a lot of modeling for younger learners

Pros

• Prompts kids to use their observation and deductive skills in order to complete the experiment

Cons

• Doesn't provide opportunities for kids to make their own hypotheses; consider coming up with a class hypothesis before beginning the activity