Introduction
Hello scientist,
My name is Marvin McMoodle. I am writing to you from New Orleans, Louisiana. Louisiana coastlines are being destroyed, and we need your help to save the coast and New Orleans. Your job is to find out what causes erosion. You will fill out the graphic organizer with your discoveries of what causes erosion. Once you have completed your investigation write back to me on what causes erosion so we can save the coastline and all the animals and people that live here. Good luck brave scientist!
-Sincerely Marvin McMoodle
Task
Watch the YouTube video.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/walters-travels-weathering-and-erosion/
Click on the link and follow the story to fill out the graphic organizer.
Find the four types of erosion
What is mechanical erosion?
How does water erode the coastline?
What is one way you can stop erosion ?
How can you save Louisiana coastlines ?
https://www.eslgamesplus.com/weathering-and-erosion-science-game/
Test your knowledge!
Process
Hello scientist,
It is I, Marvin McMoodle. I hope your discoveries are going well. Perhaps you can help me answer a few questions that I have about erosion.
Cheerio Marvin McMoodle
Click here to answer Marvin McMoodles questions.
Evaluation
Write back to Marvin McMoodle on what erosion is and how he can help save the coastlines.
Click Here to write back
Credits
What is coastal erosion?. (2009) EnvironmentAgencyTV https://youtu.be/zUh3WeilFN4?si=vE9PRYjVbmLYK5uu
Walter's Travels - Weathering and Erosion. (2023) National Geographic. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/walters-travels-weathering-and-erosion/
Teacher Page
4-ESS2-1 P Plan and conduct investigations on the effects of water,
ice, wind, and vegetation on the relative rate of weathering and
erosion.
In this quest, students learn about what coastal erosion is. Students receive letters from Marvin McMoodle, who is a resident of New Orleans. He is very concerned about what coastal erosion is and has reached out to you, the scientist, to explain what coastal erosion is and what can be done. Students watch a YouTube video and explore National Geographic websites to learn about how water erodes the shoreline. Students then write back to Marvin McMoodle and tell him what coastal erosion is and how he can help in the fight against Louisiana's disappearing coast lines.