Course: Weathering and Erosion

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- Weathering and Erosion
- Rapid Oxidation - Teacher Demonstrations File
  
  Demonstration to show how oxidation works.
- Rapid Oxidation - Student Worksheet File
- Acid Rain - Teacher Notes File
  
  An activity to examine how acid rain impacts weathering.
- Acid Rain - Student Activities File
- A Grave Concern - Teacher Notes File
  
  An activity to examine how different rocks weather.
- A Grave Concern - Student Extension File
- Stalactites - Student Activity File
  
  Students create their own stalactites.
- Biological Weathering - Teacher Notes File
  
  Students examine sources of biological weathering through photographs.
- Biological Weathering - Student Activity File
- Temperature Weathering - Teacher Notes File
  
  Student activities to examine how temperature impacts weathering.
- Temperature Weathering - Student Activity File
- Paint Made of Rocks - Teacher Notes - NEW File
  
  Students explore paints made from weathered rock materials and their purpose in this fun, hands-on (and slightly messy) activity.
- Paint Made of Rocks - Student Activity - NEW File
- Erosion Means Movement - Teacher Demonstation File
  
  A demonstration to help students to understand that erosion is the movement of sediments.
- Sorting by Movement - Teacher Notes File
  
  This activity looks at sorting using a yandy (or good substitute).
- Find out more about sorting by movement in this article.
- Smaller and Rounder - Teacher Notes_v2 File
  
  Students shake their way to an understanding of rounding due to weathering and erosion.
- Smaller and Rounder - Student Activity_v2 File
- Biological Erosion - Teacher Demonstration File
  
  Create your own environments to examine erosion.
- Biological Erosion - Student Worksheet File
- Erosion - Student Revision File
  
  Students demonstrate their understanding of erosive processes by commenting on photos.

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Weathering and Erosion