August 26, 2010

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Weathering and erosion can be tough concepts

for students to understand. With this experiment we really

take a close and hands-on approach to see

exactly what is happening to different types of rocks as water

and wind weathering and erosion occur!

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks on Earth’s

surface into smaller pieces. There are two types of

weathering, physical and chemical weathering. We focus primarily on physical weathering; such as wind, water, temperature, living

things, lightning, etc.

Weathering

Weathering

Erosion is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.

The main types of erosion are water, wind,

glaciers, gravity, and living things.

Erosion

Erosion

Weathering and Erosion

Weathering and Erosion

Not only did we learn all about weathering and

erosion, we had a lot of fun and made quite a

mess!!