Demonstrating Earth Processes Lab

The video tutorial demonstrates a lab activity that teaches students about surface processes that change Earth's features, including fluvial, eolian, and plate tectonic processes. The lab requires materials like sand, clay, water, paper, and wood blocks. It aligns with educational standards by illustrating how Earth's surface is altered by physical and chemical weathering, erosion, and decomposition. The video includes demonstrations of each process and poses inquiry questions for students to explore further. It concludes with possible questions for students to deepen their understanding.

What is the primary purpose of the lab discussed in the video?

• To demonstrate how to build a sandcastle

• To explain the water cycle

• To show how wind, water, and plates affect Earth's surface

• To teach students about the solar system

Which of the following is NOT a material needed for the lab?

• Wood blocks or wedges

• Metal rods

• Clay

• Large bags of sand

What is the inquiry question for the lab?

• How does the sun affect the Earth's surface?

• What are three ways to move sand without touching it?

• How can you build a mountain using clay?

• What is the role of plants in erosion?

Which process uses water to move sand in the demonstration?

• Fluvial process

• Chemical weathering

• Eolian process

• Plate tectonic process

In the fluvial process demonstration, what is used to create an incline?

• Paper fan

• Metal rods

• Clay

• Wedges or blocks

What tool is used to demonstrate the eolian process?

• A metal rod

• A clay mold

• A paper fan

• A water hose

Which process involves the movement of sand by wind?

• Chemical weathering

• Fluvial process

• Eolian process

• Plate tectonic process

How is the plate tectonic process demonstrated in the lab?

• By pouring water over sand

• By waving a fan over sand

• By using a metal rod to stir sand

• By squeezing clay between blocks

What is one possible question to ask students about the processes?

• How do plants grow?

• What is the speed of light?

• Name an example of each process

• How many types of clouds are there?

Which process is NOT demonstrated in the lab?

• Eolian process

• Plate tectonic process

• Volcanic eruption

• Fluvial process