the earth the earth’s surface changes slowly or quickly teacher page
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The EarthThe Earth’s Surface Changes Slowly OR Quickly
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Objective: Describe how wind and water move and change things.(Strand VI-B5)
Related Vocabulary:Weathering - the process by which rock becomes soil.Chemical weathering - such as acid rainBiological weathering - such as by growing thingsErosion - the movement of weathered materials.
Activity: 1. The students will identify examples of weathering and erosion.2. The students will differentiate between slow and fast
weathering.3. The students will identify the different causes of erosion.Process:1. The teacher will click through each of the slides, reading as she/he
does so.2. Each slide is self-explanatory but the teacher should run through the
lesson prior to presenting it to the students.Related Activity:
Each lesson is followed by a journal activity of some kind.
Okay boys and girls.I’m your host, Mr. Weather-bee. Now, let’s play that game that really moves the earth!Let’s play . . .
ORFAST
EROSION
SLOW EROSION
Contestant #1: What is the meaning of the word WEATHERING?
Is it when. . .
A. Rock becomes soil
OR when. . .
B. Soil becomes rock ?
Did you choose answer A?
You are correct!
Let’s move on to our next question.
Contestant #2: What is the meaning of the word EROSION?
Does it mean . . .
A. the movement of clouds
OR
B. the movement of
weathered materials?
Did you choose answer B?
Good for you! You are Great!
We have a tie! Let’s go to our tie-breaker questions.
Look at the 2 examples of WEATHERING
Chemical
Biological
Are these slow or
fast?
If you said that these types of weathering are . . .
SLOW WEATHERIN
GTHEN, YOU ARE CORRECT!
Let’s try that 2nd tie-breaker question!
EROSION is caused by many things. It can be caused by . . . .
Wind Water People
Which of these caused the EROSION
in the following pictures?
Choose 1 button.
You chose
You chose the correct type of
cause.
EXCELLENT! LET’S MOVE ON!
Wind
Choose 1 button.
You chose
You did it again!
You are GREAT!
Water
JOURNAL:
•Can you think of some ways that weathering and erosion can be harmful to our earth ?
•What are some things that can stop weathering or erosion from happening?
Well contestants, that’s the end of our game!
You all did such a GREAT job!
Give yourselves a GREAT
BIG HAND!
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