Erosion - Student Workbook

Warm Up Looking at the images below. Identify the method and form of erosion.

Image

Is it a form of erosion?

(How do you know?)

Name the form of erosion

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Mini-lesson Keyword Review Match the keyword to the correct definition, the first one has been done for you (in gray).

Erosion

Break up the riverbed and carry it further downstream

Waves

Happen quickly and travels quite fast over the surfaces.

Rain

Gradual destruction

River

Such force that it can break rocks, sand and soil

Flood

Hits the surface of the Earth; called splash erosion

Let’s Discuss In your workbook or with a partner, record, discuss, or share an example of erosion and how it can shape the landscape.

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Challenge 1 Look at the pictures and read the steps that describe Challenge 1. What happens first? Second? Third? Write the number of the step to match each picture. ​Step 1 has been completed for you.

Steps

Instructions

Workspace

Add about an inch of water

Step 1.

Make a small hole in the end of a plastic tub (to fit the motor axel)

Adjust the speed of the Slider to increase and decrease the intensity of the waves

Push the DC Motor through the hole and attach the wheel

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We can use transitional phrases to talk about the order events or actions that take place. Practice using transitional phrases when presenting your system.

Time & Sequence

Compare (+)

Contrast (-)

Cause and Effect

first/second/third

also

but

because

next

equally

however

so

after

likewise

otherwise

therefore

then

in addition

on one hand… ...on the other hand

as a result

finally/overall/to sum up

similarly

opposite

due to

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