Understanding of Landforms - Activities

NC Standard:  2.02, 2.07

Activity:  Campus Walk

Question: How does movement of water affect the landscape?

Vocabulary: erosion, run-off, ponding

Materials:
notebook
pencil
colored pencils

Procedure:

• 1.  Students will walk outside around campus (lead them to areas where they can see run-off, erosion in a ditch, erosion of sand, and ponding if available.)
• 2.  Students sketch what they observe.

Observations:

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Conclusions:
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Further Questions:  What do you think caused the erosion in your sketch? What could be done to prevent further erosion? How has erosion affected your campus?

Line of Learning:  This line is drawn to provide students with a space to share their experimental learning in words or pictures.
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