S5E1 Constructive and Deconstructive Forces

If the thought of being a detective sends tingles down your spine, then you have come to the right place! 🕵️‍♀️ You are about to embark on an investigative quest that will take you outside of the virtual learning classroom and into the great unknown. You are going to be going beyond your text and notes to find some of your very own examples of constructive and destructive forces of the earth. You might need only go to your own back yard to find everything you need to complete the quest. 🏡 On the other hand, you might find it more exciting to venture off with your parents to some nearby parks, a creek, the Chattahoochee River, or Lake Lanier! 🏞 Are you ready to find some real examples of how the earth creates and destroys? Then grab your camera for some pictures or videos. Every great investigator would never leave without at least a camera! 📽📸Are you set? Then, let's go!  

You have been given a special assignment from your neighborhood Baker Elementary School agency (BES). You will go into the field and document evidence of constructive and destructive forces. See your rubric for each specific example you are to find. You may be able to find everything you need in your own back yard. 🕵️‍♀️ Sometimes, you might find great examples around your neighborhood or in local parks. Find what you can by your house🏡, and then elicit the help of your mom or dad for further expeditions that may take you farther away. Often, the Chattahoochee River and backyard creeks are excellent places to find many examples. Always be safe and stay with your parents! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 If you absolutely MUST, you can even create a model of an example. It's up to you😁

Your job:

Find evidence of erosion, deposition, and weathering by taking a clear photograph or video of EACH. You should have at least 3 photographs or videos. You can have more if you like, but group them within the correct category. 

Describe each by telling WHERE it was found and HOW it occurred in a short description. Be as specific and as descriptive as possible as that will earn you full credit. You should have a minimum of 3 short descriptions in your presentation.👌

Present your photographs/videos and short description to the class on a poster, in a Power Point, in a Prezi, in a scrapbook, or another creative way. 

Are you ready to get started? Well, let's first start with gathering some information so that we know exactly what we're looking for on our investigative journey. 

1. By now, you have read through the science text and taken plenty of notes with your teacher. These will be valuable, so don't leave them behind when you leave the house! So again, grab your science notebook and take it with you.

2. Don't forget your camera! 📸You'll need to capture at least 3 pictures/videos of examples that include deposition, weathering, erosion, and/or impact of organisms. 

3. Once your pictures are in hand, you will then be ready to complete your project! Whichever you choose (poster, scrapbook, Prezi, Power Point, etc...) make sure you have a short but well-written description for each example that lets your learning shine!  

Good luck in your quest! BES is counting you 😃

Click the link to access the checklist: https://cobbk12org-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/vickie_garcia_cobbk12_org/EaOb8fNJbt5An6p4YNKPmSgBoNG5AnhCrGeMEEoSuBvC-w?e=jUIsOZ

Are you having a great time? Here are some extra activities to continue on your scientific journey!

1. Find examples of the same constructive and destructive forces from your rubric in another state with the help of the internet. Make a travel brochure for that state which includes your findings. 

2. How about finding examples in other parts of the world with Google Earth? Create a dream itinerary for a trip around the world that would take you to your top 25 examples.

3. Be on the lookout for them, too, while you are on vacation! Document your findings in a journal.   

4. Write a letter to some of the national parks, explain your project, and ask if they could send you a pamphlet on some of the landforms you are curious about. 

5. Categorize  some examples of examples you find from around the world, such as: the landform with the highest elevation, the lowest elevation, the highest temperature, the lowest, etc...

6. Make a model of the Earth with any medium you choose that depicts how you believe it will look in 1000 years based on what you have learned. What about 5000 years?

7. Interview 10 people to find out what landform their most fascinating  trip took them to, and have them describe what it was like. Record your interview as if you were a reporter. 

8. Paint, draw, or somehow illustrate a variety of landforms that were created by constructive or destructive forces. Show your creativity!

9. Compose a musical piece that takes the listener on a trip through various landforms on the earth. Your music should depict the size, the elegance, and the forces which worked to form them.  

10. Have a movie night with your family or friends that are set in or near some of the landforms you have studied. For example, you could watch 172 Hours about the climber who was trapped in a canyon when a boulder pinned his arm. Grab some popcorn, and enjoy celebrating what you have learned so much about!   

Thank you for being invested in your education. We can not wait to watch your presentations. Feel free to reach out to your teacher if you have any questions. ♥