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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