Many classroom are incorporating the stream tables into their curriculum this year. Below is how two 4th grade classes at Dixie did it. Please share in the comments anything you learned from your experiences! 3rd Grade from Glenwood
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Jenny Cavanna
11/20/2015 05:08:19 pm
I did a modified version of this twice. The first time I gave them spray bottles to cause erosion. Didn't work. The second time we used dixie cups with holes in the bottom on a ruler. Molly sent a link to a great utube of a flash flood that I showed the class. We then talked about how they could engineer houses on a hillside to withstand a flash flood. They brainstormed, designed, created, and evaluated. They loved seeing destruction, "erosion." The next time I do it I am going to use bigger dixie cups to allow for a heavier flood.
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1/28/2016 08:14:20 pm
We'll be building dams after break. I would like to start with the water table and tie it all in. This looks great. Thank you for the documents. I'll let you know how it turned out.
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Mary Kate
2/2/2016 12:12:11 pm
Thank you for including the record sheet. Wanted to do these, but was a little intimidated. Maybe this group can handle it in the spring.
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Casey Hodel
2/8/2016 07:39:43 pm
This activity would go perfectly with the unit we designed to go with NGSS 5-ESS2-1. (Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.) The erosion demonstrated by the stream tables shows a clear interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere. I'd love to model it with the kids and have them observe which "spheres" they feel are involved. Thanks!
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Natalie Corsini
2/10/2016 12:42:26 pm
If you are doing this in 3rd grade, focus less on erosion, and more on how to reduce the impact of weather related hazards. We tied it in after we taught students about thunderstorms, hurricanes, and flooding. Students were challenged to prevent damage to ¨houses" after a large amount of rainfall. It also helped to have my students observe a pencil for 2 minutes and come up with everything that they noticed-- this helped them practice observing small changes in the landscape.
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Cind Leroux
3/6/2016 05:29:18 pm
I didn't get a chance to try this yet, but as Natalie mentioned, it ties in so well with natural weather hazards topic now in 3rd grade NGSS. I appreciate the pictures, reminding me of the supplies that can be included.
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