2. The Earth’s Changing Surface

3. Weathering and Erosion What is weathering? Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller parts by plants, chemicals, frost, and changes of temperature. What is erosion? Erosion includes weathering and also the transporting of weathered material from one place to another by running water, wind, and glaciers.

4. Scavenger Hunt: Weathering and Erosion Answer questions 1-2 using information contained in the following URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/erosion/whateros.htm 1. What is erosion? Erosion is a natural process where the earth’s surface gets broken down. 2. What causes erosion? Erosion is caused by natural elements such as weather (wind, rain, snow, etc.) and water movement. Answer questions 3-4 using information contained in the following URL: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=addc30e89d25b3bf e6d6&page=1&viewtype=&category=What is weathering? 3. What is weathering? Weathering is the breaking down of materials contained in the earth’s crust into smaller pieces, called sediment. 4. What are two types of weathering? Two types of weathering are physical weathering and chemical weathering.

5. Soil and Its Makeup What are the different layers of soil? Before I did my research, I only knew the names of the different layers of soil…

6. Graphic Organizer: Inspiration After I did my research using this really cool Filamentality website: hhhh tttt tttt pppp :::: //// //// wwww wwww wwww.... kkkk nnnn.... aaaa tttt tttt.... cccc oooo mmmm //// wwww iiii rrrr eeee dddd //// ffff iiii llll //// pppp aaaa gggg eeee ssss //// llll iiii ssss tttt eeee aaaa rrrr tttt hhhh ssss llll oooo 1111.... hhhh tttt mmmm llllin addition to some other websites, I learned a lot more about the different layers of soil!

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9. What is an Earthquake? An earthquake is the shaking, rolling, or sudden shock of the earth’s surface.

10. PET Manipulative: Earthquakes Ball and ramp game What angle should the ramp be at in order to have the ball travel three feet (90cm) before and after an earthquake? Hypothesis anyone?

11. I think that the bigger the angle of the ramp, the further the ball will travel.

12. Results of the Ball and Ramp Game

14. PET Manipulative: Grouping Objects The Rock Family Song The Rock Family Song The Rock Family Song

15. “Rock Groups” Sedimentary: Rocks that are broken down by weathering and deposited in layers in the rivers, lakes, and oceans. Metamorphic: Rocks that are squeezed and changed by heat and pressure in the earth. Igneous: Rocks made from molten rocks that solidified.

16. Filamentality We designed our Filamentality website in order to give students the opportunity to browse additional resources related to our unit of study, The Earth’s Changing Surface. We included videos, songs, games, and informational pages, just to name a few! Check out our Filamentality website!

17. By: Lori M. Grabel Klarisa Konstantinovsky Sharon Vega