Weathering and Erosion

This week we joined together with Mrs. Quinlan's class to learn about Earth changes, primarily slow Earth changes such as weathering and erosion.

In class we learned that weathering is the breaking down and weakening of pieces of Earth such as rock. Rain, wind, and ice cause weather and erosion. We also learned down that after weathering happens, erosion can then occur which is when the rock or pieces of land start to move away and move to a new location.

To show students first hand what weathering and erosion look like, the students conducted a graham cracker lab.

First, they were given a bowl, a piece of graham cracker, and water with a dropper. The students then worked with a partner to simulate rain on the graham cracker "rock", to view what weathering and erosion look like. Here are some pictures below:

Then we gave each pair of students an ice cube! They did a very similar activity, but now they were exploring how ice causes weathering and erosion. Here are some pictures below:

The students really enjoyed working first hand on experiencing weathering and erosion! This is only one of a handful of exciting activities we will be doing to learn more about Earth Changes.