Earth's Changing Surface · Earth & Space

Weathering and Erosion

Identify the effects of water, ice, wind, and vegetation on the rate of change to the landscape.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a small stream carve a giant canyon over time?
  2. 2What evidence can we find that rocks used to be part of a larger mountain?
  3. 3How do plants both cause and prevent the breaking of rocks?

Common Core State Standards

4-ESS2-1
Grade: 4th Grade
Subject: Science
Unit: Earth's Changing Surface
Period: Earth & Space

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