FREE PRIMARY SCIENCE · Year 5
Shaping the land
How do water, wind and time shape the land, and what can people do about it?
Students trace how Uluru and the Twelve Apostles formed through weathering, erosion and deposition, analyse example beach-width data from before and after a big storm and weigh up how communities protect beaches, then test whether a cover of leaves protects soil from rain. Lessons 1 and 2 need only iPads; lesson 3 uses soil, trays, cups and leaves.
3 free lessons · Australian Curriculum v9
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Rock stories
How did weathering, erosion and deposition make Uluru and the Twelve Apostles?
Open free interactive lesson →Storm on the beach
How fast can a storm change a beach, and how should a community respond?
Open free interactive lesson →Cover the ground
Does a cover of leaves protect soil from being washed away by rain?
Open free interactive lesson →
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