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      Intermediate (3-5)
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      Geoscience > Geology > Geomorphology

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      Coastal Investigation Using SandSnap Database part of Teaching Activities
      Shelley Whitmeyer, James Madison University
      Students will learn about sediment properties and use these properties to analyze coastal processes. Data for this activity is provided. Students will infer the direction of longshore transport and test their ...

      Grade Level: High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks:Clastics , Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Coastal-zone, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition

      Ice Cream Model -- How Glaciers Formed the Minnesota Landscape part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
      Ginger Baldwin Bert Raney Elementary Granite Falls, MN Based on an activity from: Harries, Kia, Rager, Amy. 1997. Minnesota Living Rivers, Unpublished curriculum, University of Minnesota Extension Service. www.riverwatchonline.org www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/naturalhistory.html (provides good background information)
      This activity is a teacher demonstration of an ice cream model representing glacier movement across Minnesota. Teacher/student questions and discussion should be encouraged during the demonstration.

      Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial

      Landscape Regions part of GeoMapApp Learning Activities:Learning Activities
      Relationships between landscape appearance, topography and underlying geology are explored in this activity, with a focus upon the Adirondack Mountains area. Landscape Regions: Annotated Teacher Edition (Microsoft ...

      Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory, High School (9-12), Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial

      Rain Erosion-Does the Rate of Water Effect Erosion? part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
      kyle johnson
      This activity is a guided inquiry investigation where students gather data on rate of water falling on erosion. Student will interpret their data, and develop a conclusion from the data. The data will lead to further questions, which can be developed by the students.

      Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Weathering/Soils, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Weathering

      Erosion in our World part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
      Erin Leitner, North Elementary School, Princeton, MN, an extenstion activity to go along with the Landforms unit from the FOSS Kit.
      This activity is a field investigation where students observe evidence of erosion and deposition in the schoolyard or designated area.

      Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Field Activity
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology, Geomorphology

      Natural Stream Tables part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
      Jeff Lindstrom Churchill Elementary, Cloquet, MN
      This activity is a field investigation on stream tables.

      Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity

      Investigation erosion in our world part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
      Amy Anderson, Virginia Peninsula Community College
      This activity is a field investigation where students go out to a water source and observe erosion that has taken place.

      Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Field Activity
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial

      GO Inquire System part of Metacognition:Activities
      Erin Peters, George Mason University
      GO Inquire is an online tool used to develop knowledge and skills of 4th grade science students in the concepts of erosion, transportation and deposition.

      Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Education, Geography:Physical, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution

      Minnesota Watersheds part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
      Patty Kraushaar Jeffers Pond Elementary Prior Lake, MN Based on an original activity from the FOSS WATER KIT, p. 19

      Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Field Activity
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology

      Glaciers in Our Own Backyard part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
      Rob Marohn, Bay View Elementary School, Duluth, MN (Proctor School District)
      This activity is a 3-day leasson that involves classroom discussion and field exploration of glacial activity in a school forest.

      Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
      Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
      Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology