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How can you stop a landslide?
Work of Water Unit | Lesson 5 of 5

How can you stop a landslide?

Work of Water Unit | Lesson 5 of 5
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DISCUSS:
What do you think happened here? What is this called?

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What do you think causes landslides?

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Why do you think landslides happen more often after there's been a wildfire?

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How could you stop erosion from happening?

Is there anything that would work like plants do to protect hills from getting washed away?

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canyon


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a deep hole in the ground formed over a long time by moving water
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cliff


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a high area of land with a side that is almost straight up-and-down
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hill


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a high area of land that isn't as tall as a mountain
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mountain


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a high area of land with steep sides
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steep


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something that is very high up on one end and very low at the other end
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soil


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tiny pieces of rock and other materials that cover the ground
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landslide


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when lots of rocks and soil roll down from a cliff or mountain
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erosion


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when tiny bits of rock are moved from one place to another
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wildfire


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a big fire that spreads quickly
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root


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a part of a plant that is usually under the ground
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protect


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to keep safe
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engineer


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a person who uses science to come up with solutions to problems
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design


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to make a plan for creating or doing something
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model


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a pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with
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Lesson narration:

Grade 2

Erosion & Earth’s Surface

Erosion & Engineering

2-ESS2-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3

Activity Prep

Print Prep

In this lesson, students compare multiple solutions for preventing erosion. In the activity, Erosion Engineering, they design and test ways to keep water from washing away a hill modeled out of cornmeal.

Preview activity

Exploration

17 mins

Wrap-Up

3 mins

Grade 2

Erosion & Earth’s Surface

Erosion & Engineering

2-ESS2-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3

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