TEKS 4.10B: Slow Changes to Earth's Surface
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can explain what weathering, erosion and deposition are and how they work together to create landforms.
Focuses On:
- What weathering, erosion, and deposition are
- Landforms created by the three processes working together
Builds On:
2.10A:
investigate and describe how wind and water move soil and rock particles across the Earth's surface such as wind blowing sand into dunes on a beach or a river carrying rocks as it flows
Next Level:
5.10C:
model and identify how changes to Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice result in the formation of landforms, including deltas, canyons, and sand dunes
Read More:
This lesson is designed to support student understanding of how weathering, erosion, and deposition work together to shape and create landforms.
The lesson systematically walks through each process—weathering, erosion, and deposition—defining their roles and explaining the distinct landforms they contribute to creating.
This lesson provides students with the foundational knowledge required for standard 5.10C, in which they will engage in a more in-depth study of these processes and the specific landforms they produce.
Grade 4ScienceTEKS 4.10B