Procedure - Sedimentation Specialist

Reading Assignments

• The Farmer Cares for the Land
  • Read the article
  • Complete the Cause and Effect Table
  • Create a Multi-flow map on the causes and effects of erosion in the Ross Barnett Reservoir area. Write an essay on your findings.

Apply What You Read

• Complete the Simply Sediments activity

Become an Expert - What are the Different Types of Erosion?

• Complete three activities exploring different types of erosion.
• Click here to get a copy of the data sheet for these experiments.
• You be the Expert - Complete a Scavenger Hunt on erosion.

How Good Are You?

• Ask your teacher for a copy of the Sedimentation Specialist test.

Teaching Others

• Make sure all of the Sedimentation Specialists in your group can pass the erosion test with a grade of 80% or higher.
• Return to your Expert Team and teach the other members about sedimentation. Make sure they understand what it is, how it happens, and the effects of sedimentation/erosion on water, plants, and animals.