Science: Weathering and Erosion
These sites focus on the process and effects of weathering and erosion. See examples of landslides, valleys, and other results of erosion and weathering. Includes animations, lesson plans, experiment ideas, and movie clips. There are links to eThemes Resources on rocks and minerals, Missouri’s landforms, and agriculture: soil.
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Why Should We Worry About Soil Erosion?
A brief explanation about the importance of studying soil erosion. This site focuses on San Francisco.
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Glaciers and Glacial Ages
Learn about glaciers and the physical effects they cause.
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Weathering Photos
See some of the effects of weathering on soil, rocks, and buildings.
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More Weathering Photos
These photographs show some of the effects of weathering on soil, rocks, and buildings.
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Erosion of a Sea Stack over 100 Years
These photographs taken over time show what erosion has done to the land.
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An Introduction to Water Erosion Control
See photos and read about erosion and farmland. Learn some of the ways that it is managed.
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Arches National Park
Photos and information about these landforms in Utah caused from erosion.
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Mass Wasting Features of North Dakota
Lots of pictures showing creep, slump, and earthflow.
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Soil Erosion
This page, put together by Maine's Bureau of Land and Water Quality, shows the damage that can be done by poor land management and erosion.
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Wind Erosion Movie Clips
See historic footage of the Dust Bowl or watch other video clips on wind erosion.
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An Introduction to Wind Erosion
This page provides an introduction to wind erosion and its effects. The page includes a thorough description as well as many pictures on wind erosion.
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Activity 1: Weathering and Erosion
This lesson plan has instructions for a science experiment on weathering and erosion.
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Quia: Weathering and Erosion
These flashcards review vocabulary related to weathering and erosion.
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Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab on Erosion
Learn about erosion by doing a science experiment.
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ThinkQuest: Coast in Crisis
Learn about coastal erosion and the problems it can cause. This site includes a video of a class talking about erosion and math word problems about erosion.
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Do Rocks Last Forever?
Learn about weather and effects of effects of mechanical and chemical weathering through experiments.
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Our Weathering/Erosion Experiment
This page lists some experiments related to weathering and erosion.
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Process of River Erosion, Transport, and Deposition
See a process of river erosion, transport, and deposition through animations.
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SuccessLink: Slippery Slopes
This lesson plan is integrated with Math to help students learned about erosion, conducting research, and percentage.
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eThemes Resource: Agriculture: Soil
These sites have information about various types of soil. Learn about the components of soil such as sand, clay, silt, and humus, and read how soil is formed and why it is useful to us. There are hands-on activities and science experiments. Includes links to eThemes Resources on erosion, recycling, and earthworms.
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eThemes Resource: Rocks and Minerals
These sites describe various rocks and minerals. Includes hands-on activities, online games, many photographs, and two animated movies. Learn about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and some of the more common minerals. There are links to eThemes Resources on fossils and erosion.
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eThemes Resource: Missouri: Geography and Landforms
These sites are about the different geographical regions and natural resources in Missouri. Learn about the Ozarks, the Ozark border, glaciated plains, Osage plains, and Mississippi lowlands. Includes classroom activities, plus videos from the Missouri Heritage series. There are links to eThemes Resources on Missouri maps, rivers, and regions.
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