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Weathering and Erosion Resources

Resources on weathering and erosion resources aimed at primary grades which covers the second grade science standard of slow earth changes

This also compliments the curriculum, Benchmark Advance Unit 8, in which the essential question is "How do we react to changes in nature?"

Date Added to MERLOT:

February 7, 2026

Created by:

Andrea Delgadillo

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Differences between fast and slow land changes (External link)

Initial discussion on the differences between fast and slow land changes, following the previous week of Benchmark... More
Weathering and Erosion: Crash Course Kids #10.2 (External link)

A wonderful video that reviews the vocabulary of weathering and erosion with vibrant animations
Water "Digs" It! (Simulation)

Experiment with sugar cubes that studies the different slopes simulating weathering and erosion with water
Grand Canyon Virtual Tour (External link)

A virtual field trip of The Grand Canyon where students make observations the Colorado River has carved into the Earth
One Geology Website (External link)

A website with more weathering and erosion examples and character mascots for different sections of geology. I was... More
Edible Erosion: Cookie Experiment (External link)

Hands on experiments to help students visualize how slow weathering and erosion takes place
Preventing Soil Erosion (External link)

DIscusses the impact of soil erosion on the food supplies and communities