Shaping the Earth: Landscapes and Change · Earth & Space
Weathering and Erosion
Examining the slow and rapid processes that break down rocks and move sediment across the landscape.
Key Questions
- 1How can water eventually move a mountain?
- 2What causes some rocks to erode faster than others in the same environment?
- 3How do human structures like dams change the way erosion happens?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Earth and Space Systems - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Science
Unit: Shaping the Earth: Landscapes and Change
Period: Earth & Space
Suggested Methodologies
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