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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.