Assignment 3.2: Weathering, Erosion, and the Water Cycle
- Due No Due Date
- Points 20
- Submitting a file upload
Assignment Overview
For this assignment, you will create a presentation that highlights the processes of weathering and erosion and describes their relationship with the water cycle.
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Instructions
Create a presentation that covers the topics below. Be sure to include images, diagrams, and brief explanations. This assignment can be submitted as a slideshow using Google Slides, PowerPoint, or other presentation platform. You can also create your presentation with your own writings and drawings. If you have a different idea of how to present the information, discuss with your teacher!
- Title of the presentation and your name
- The Water Cycle: Include a diagram of the water cycle and briefly describe the main components: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, groundwater
- Energy from the Sun: Explain how the sun's energy drives the water cycle, particularly the process of evaporation.
- The Role of Gravity: Describe how gravity influences the water cycle, especially in processes like precipitation and runoff.
- Weathering and Erosion: Define weathering and erosion. Describe how these processes occur naturally within the water cycle.
- Provide one or two real-life examples of weathering and erosion. (Pictures would be great!) Explain how these examples are influenced by the water cycle and their impact on the environment.
[Source: Assignment and rubric developed with AI assistance using ChatGPT3.5, and reviewed by Stephany Brown, Virtual Arkansas]
Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to . . .
- Understand and explain the processes of weathering and erosion. [6-ESS2-4]
- Describe how the processes of weathering and erosion are related to the water cycle. [6-ESS2-4]
- Describe how the water cycle is driven by the sun's energy and gravity. [6-ESS2-4]
Timing
This assignment will take you approximately 90 minutes.
Grading
You may view the rubric by which you will be graded by scrolling down to the bottom of this instruction page. A sample assignment has been provided for you below.
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Completion
You will know you have completed the assignment once you have submitted your work. A checkmark will appear next to the item in the module once complete. You will not receive a grade until your teacher reviews and enters the grade for your assignment.
Submission
If you have created your presentation in a digital format (Google Slides, PowerPoint, etc.), you will upload the file. If you have created a product by hand, you will take a picture of the presentation and upload the picture.
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Rubric
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Explanation of Sun and Gravity
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Explanation of Weathering and Erosion
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
6-ESS2-4
Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the ways water changes its state as it moves through the multiple pathways of the hydrologic cycle. Examples of models can be conceptual or physical.] [Assessment Boundary: A quantitative understanding of the latent heats of vaporization and fusion is not assessed.]
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