Weathering and Rate of Erosion Activities for 4th Grade Science

The Kesler Science Weathering and Rate of Erosion 4th Grade Complete 5E Lesson provides all the materials needed to teach a comprehensive, student-driven, multi-day lesson. With minimal prep, teachers can guide students through an engaging exploration of weathering and erosion while focusing on their success. 

Students will explore essential questions such as the effects of water, ice, wind, and plants on rocks and factors that influence the speed of erosion. The lesson includes differentiated materials for diverse learning needs, and it can be used in both digital and printable formats. Editable PowerPoints, interactive notebooks, and Spanish translations ensure maximum flexibility for all learners.

Following the 5E model, the lesson covers Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation. It includes input stations like hands-on activities, reading, research, and videos, as well as output stations for students to demonstrate their understanding. Additionally, a bonus challenge station offers extension activities for advanced learners. This comprehensive lesson is designed for both in-person and virtual learning environments.

The Kesler Science Weathering and the Rate of Erosion Station Lab is an engaging, modular, student-led activity for 4th grade students to explore weathering and erosion. This station lab allows students to independently observe and measure the effects of weathering and erosion caused by water, ice, wind, and vegetation, making it easy for teachers to facilitate student-driven learning with minimal prep.

With eight differentiated stations and a challenge station for early finishers, students experience multimodal learning through hands-on activities, reading, research, videos, and interactive tasks. The stations are designed to be completed independently or in small groups and include materials that can be easily found in most classrooms.

The lab includes a variety of activities, such as reading passages (available in Spanish and English), writing prompts, experiments, and digital versions for virtual learning. This flexible and engaging approach ensures that all students, regardless of learning style, can demonstrate their understanding of weathering and erosion.

The Kesler Science Weathering and Rate of Erosion Student Choice Projects offer 4th grade students a variety of project options to showcase their understanding of weathering and erosion. With six different project choices and an option to design their own, students can choose the format that best fits their learning style. A flexible grading rubric allows assessments by teachers, peers, or students themselves.

These dynamic projects cater to different learning needs, with two versions available to support remediation or provide additional challenges. The projects are adaptable, enabling teachers to modify the rubric as needed and providing multimodal options to allow creative expression.

Designed with minimal prep, these projects use everyday classroom supplies like paper, markers, and scissors. Many projects are also suitable for digital completion, with some requiring basic crafting materials for building models.