Landslides
Supporting
TEKS Objective
The student is expected to investigate rapid changes in Earth's surface such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides.
Essential Understanding
The students know that Earth consists of useful resources and its surface is constantly changing.
Science Background
What is a Landslide? Geoscience Australis (website) - A landslide is the movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope. Find the basics here.
What is a Landslide?
Geoscience Australis, www.ga.gov.au
Face of the Earth: Southern Kings Consolidated School (website) - Learn how physical processes have shaped and affected Earth’s landforms; explore the cycle of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rock; and investigate the processes of erosion, weathering, and plate tectonics.
Face of the Earth
Southern Kings Consolidated School, www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings
Signature Lesson
Mini-Landslide: TeachEngineering (website) - Create small slopes using different type of earth materials and add water to create landslides. A downloadable model house template is provided to simulate a neighborhood.
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TEKS - Additional Resources
Supporting Lessons
Need a Little Change? Utah Education Network (website) - Learn how the ongoing changes (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, etc.) to Earth’s surface produce big shifts (mountains and valleys) over time.
Need a Little Change?
Utah Education Network, www.uen.org
Landslides Hazards: Nature Education (website) - Information, a case study and a classroom experiment about earthquake-induced landslides.
Elaboration Lessons and Extensions
Landslides: Discovery Education (website) - This investigation is suggested for older grades, but younger students could be led through a simplified version, or the teacher can use it as a demonstration.
Landslides
Discovery Education, school.discoveryeducation.com
Assessment Ideas
Landslide Events: US Geological Survey and Science NetLinks (website) - Click on the “Landslide Events” button for a list of recent landslide activity. Have students choose one recent landslide and report on that event by filling out the “Landslides” student sheet.
Landslide Events
US Geological Survey, landslides.usgs.gov
Landslides - Student Sheet
Science NetLinks, www.sciencenetlinks.com
Literature Connections
Crumbling Earth: Erosion & Landslides. Colson, Mary (ISBN-10: 1410910245)
Avalanche and Landslide Alert! Bishop, Amanda (ISBN-10: 0778716082)
Landslides (Natural Disasters). Ylvisaker, Anne (ISBN-10: 0736849068)
Additional Resources
Landslides: eHow.com (website) - Links to information on many different landslide-related topics.
Landslides, Get the Facts: Australian Government, Attorney General’s Department (website) - Basic information on landslides.
Landslides, Get the Facts
Australian Government, Attorney General’s Department, www.ema.gov.au
Landslide! Malaspina University College (website) - Photos, information and detailed illustrations teach students about different types of landslides.
TEKS Navigation
Grade 3
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