Earth and Space Systems: Grade 4 - Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion

1. demonstrate an understanding of the physical properties of rocks and minerals and the effects of erosion on the landscape;
2. investigate, test, and compare the physical properties of rocks and minerals and investigate the factors that cause erosion of the landscape;
3. describe the effects of human activity (e.g., land development, building of dams, mine development, erosion-preventing measures) on physical features of the landscape, and examine the use of rocks and minerals in making consumer products.

Site Name	Online	O.E.	Description
The Canadian Space Agency		1	The Canadian Space Agency site contains up to date information related to Canadian Space exploration. In particular, the Educator's Corner contains resource material, educational links and student activities
Dust storms and their Damage		3	Contains pictures showing the effects of dust storms on the landscape.
Wind Erosion Movie Archive		1	A video containing footage of a Dust Bowl era dust storm.
Wind Erosion		2	A lesson plan on observing the effects of erosion on sand.
Brick Pebbles		2	An experiment demonstating the effects of weathering.
Teacher’s Guide: Time and Change/ Mud Fossils (for grades 1-3)		1	A lesson plan for students to create their own fossils in mud.
Mudpile Mountain		2	Students will be able to identify landforms caused by erosion and deposition.
How Does Ice Break Down Mountains		2	An experiment to observe the effect on various objects of the expansion of water as it turns to ice.
Bricks Soak Up Water		1	Students will observe the porous nature of rocks and its contribution to the weathering process.
The GeoSciences in the Alberta Curriculum: Rocks and Minerals		1	A good collection of links on this topic.
RADARSAT WWW Server		1	Canadian Space Agency -- Great Stuff
Irving Family Web Pages: Rock Collecting		1	There are numerous useful links for research here. The overall approach encourages student exploration.
Cool Site for Kids Only - Natural Resources Canada		1	This site contains games and information about Canada's natural resources, icncluding images of Canada, maps, minerals, geological facts, and an opportunity to pose questions to experts.
Volcano World		1	Volcano World is very complete with graphics, a search engine for internal documents, a Kid’s Corner and external links.
Great Lakes Atlas - 3rd Edition		1	A good Great Lakes resource.
The Day of the Black Blizzard		1	A great documentary on the Dust Bowl era.
The Dust Bowl		1	Information and photos on the Dust Bowl era.
Wind Erosion Control		3	Pictures of different types of wind erosion control.
Erosion		1	These activities will demonstrate various types of erosion.