Surface Changes Lessons and Activities | Paper and Digital

Students will learn different ways the surface of the Earth changes over time. Students will get to investigate, experiment and explore soil and learn how core samples can tell us about the past. Best of all, you don't have to plan anything because we did it for you!

This engaging resource includes:

• erosion in Alberta: the hoodoos, meandering rivers, crumbling mountains, glaciers.
• drying up lakes; changes to lakes over time.
• scientific method: objective observations, collecting evidence.
• core samples, examining soil.
• soil habitats.
• the flow of water from glacier to ocean.
• how canyons are formed.
• Alberta’s main rivers: Peace, Saskatchewan, Athabasca and Bow.
• natural surface changes: volcanic activity, earthquakes, erosion, weather, glaciers, flooding, meteorites, landslides, plants and animals.
• human-caused surface changes: farming, building cities, bridges, dams, mining, dredging, land reclamation and deforestation.
• four complete teacher lesson plans including possible modifications for differentiation.
• student pages and templates.
• answer keys and suggested answers.
• opportunities to extend learning.
• ideas for how to use this resource in the classroom, online, or a mix.
• a digital version of all the student pages that use Google Slides. You must download the PDF file and use the access link in the file to get your digital copy. 
• an alignment guide for Alberta Outcomes.

These lessons align with:

• Alberta Science Curriculum © 2022 Grade 3 (new outcomes)
  

These lessons support:

• introducing erosion.
• introducing surface changes.
• introducing changes in Alberta.
  

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Ninja Note: To access the digital version, download the PDF and use the link in that file.