This is a mini-lesson covering 2nd Grade Science Standard 2 Objective 1a: Explain how smaller rocks come from the breakage and weathering of larger rocks.

This is a mini-lesson covering 2nd Grade Science Standard 2 Objective 1a: Explain how smaller rocks come from the breakage and weathering of larger rocks. It also shows how the Earth's surface changes over time.

An historical image of -- Thistle after landslide and 1983 flood -- is provided in conjunction with the articles from the book UTAH HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA, published in celebration of Utah's Centennial (1996) and edited by Allan Kent Powell. The Utah State Historical Society generously granted rights to display hundreds of images from their collections.

The origin of the place name for -- Waterpocket Fold -- is summarized in a PDF document. This brief article is extracted from the publication UTAH PLACE NAMES (1990), compiled and written by John W. Van Cott. For each of the over 4000 place names indexed in the book are answers to such questions as: Where is it? What is its history? What is its importance? Who provided the name and when? What does it mean? Specific Section, Township, Range, and Altitude data is also supplied.

In this video from Nature, learn about the erosive action of water on the Hawaiian landscape and human efforts to limit it.

This is a lesson plan for a walking field trip and photo presentations about weathering and erosion. The lesson plan was created by Jenna Bate.