Gradual Earth Events
After teaching students that Earth's crustal layer can be altered quite quickly, you can then move onto different forces that change earth's surface over many years.
Linked below is the smartboard presentation used to teach the initial lesson.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fnvg5la4iawar2h/Incremental%20Change%202.notebook?dl=0
This second link is to a website that outlines simple experiments for weathering and erosion.
http://www.ehow.com/info_8653411_simple-erosion-experiments-third-grade.html
This link is for a website that links to a plethora of samples and ideas for teaching about weathering and erosion. It also links the definitions to real life examples and situations.
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1318
Linked below is the smartboard presentation used to teach the initial lesson.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fnvg5la4iawar2h/Incremental%20Change%202.notebook?dl=0
This second link is to a website that outlines simple experiments for weathering and erosion.
http://www.ehow.com/info_8653411_simple-erosion-experiments-third-grade.html
This link is for a website that links to a plethora of samples and ideas for teaching about weathering and erosion. It also links the definitions to real life examples and situations.
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1318