This 4th grade weathering and erosion unit is full of engaging digital activities with NO PREP for you! This resource includes: interactive Google slides, a digital weathering lab with minimal setup, a Kahoot! game tailored to match the slides, a self-grading quiz and more! Seriously...no cutting, printing, gluing, or laminating... Let's go!
 
Weathering & Erosion Google Slides include:
-practice with definitions of weathering and erosion
-sorting weathering and erosion examples
-video with note taking
-identifying the 3 types of weathering
-classifying forces of erosion in real-world examples
-making observations of a river changing over time using Google maps
-predicting cause-and-effect relationships between forces and erosion
-short answer learning checks
-answer key
 
Weathering Experiment Slides include:
-use of the scientific method to ask questions, make observations, write a hypothesis, design an experiment, identify variables, collect data and take measurements, analyze data, and write a conclusion
-grading rubric (in Google Sheets) for quick and easy grading
-answer key
 
Also included:
-Kahoot! review game that corresponds to material covered in slides
-self-grading quiz in Google forms
-lesson plans
 
*NGSS Alignment:
4-ESS2-1. Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.
 
4-ESS2-2.Analyze and interpret datafrom maps to describepatterns ofEarth’s features.[Clarification Statement: Maps can include topographic maps of Earth’s land and ocean floor, as well as maps of the locations of mountains, continental boundaries, volcanoes, and earthquakes.]