Erosion
Part 1: Water Erosion
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0074-erosion-rivers-lakes-streams.php
What are valleys and interfluves? How are they different? Why are they important?
How do drainage basins/watersheds work?
Describe erosion by overland flow.
Describe erosion by stream flow.
Discuss the Grand Canyon.
What are deposits and what impact do they have?
What are floodplains?
http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/erosion.php
Summarize the section on erosion by water.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/erosion/?ar_a=
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Summarize the section on erosion by water.
Part 2: Wind Erosion
http://www.ehow.com/info_8467119_wind-erosion-kids.html
http://www.kidsdiscover.com/teacherresources/erosion-ever-changing-earth/
What does wind erosion do?
What are the signs of wind erosion?
How does wind affect you?
How can wind erosion be prevented?
http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/erosion.php
Summarize the section on erosion by wind.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/erosion/?ar_a=
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Summarize the section on erosion by wind.
Part 3: Glacial Erosion
http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Erosion
What is ice erosion and how does it work?
Define moraines, drumlins, and glacial erratics. Explain how this relates to glacial
erosion.
What is ice wedging and what does it lead to?
Define scree, explain how it is formed, and explain why it’s a problem.
http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/erosion.php
Summarize the section on erosion by ice.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/erosion/?ar_a=
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Summarize the section on erosion by ice.