Weathering & Erosion HyperDoc Project

Weathering and Erosion HyperDoc Project Reflection

Science is everywhere and can be discovered in several ways! Considering it is the 21st century, it is very important that we allow our students to encounter their study and understanding of science through technology and discovery. A very interesting way to convey this to our students is through the technological task of a HyperDoc. 

A HyperDoc project is an opportunity for the students to complete the following tasks:

1.  ENGAGE
2.  EXPLORE
3.  EXPLAIN
4.  ELABORATE
5.  EVALUATE

Through these five steps the students are able to discover and learn through a type of WebQuest and multi-sensory opportunity for learning! Through videos, graphic organizers, teacher notes, blogs, experiments/labs and visuals, the students are granted the opportunity to not be given the answer, but to lead themselves to the scientific answers and studies that are desired from the teacher. In my experience through this HyperDoc, I learned so much about my ability to search and observe through technology and I have come out of this experience with brighter outlooks and greater lessons regarding the difference between the science of Weathering and Erosion. 

My favorite part of this entire HyperDoc Project was my ability to take notes, prior understandings, misconceptions, and new findings through the KWL Graphic Organizer. By writing down what I know, what I want to know, how I will learn, and what I have learned, I was responsible for my own learning and understanding through this entire process. This was an amazing way to take notes and reflect on my knowledge and understanding of what I am learning. 

Check this OUT! This is my KWL chart that collected my knowledge, new findings, and understandings of Weathering and Erosion:

K-W-H-L

Title: Weathering/Erosion HyperDoc Project

After the Crash Course Video: Write what you already know into the K box. Write questions about what you would like to know in the W box.

During Reading: Make notes that will help you answer your questions.

After Reading: Write the answers to your questions in the L box. Reread the text as needed

K What I know	W What I want to know	H How will I learn?
Weathering causes a change in the earth’s structure Weather and water affect the earth.	How does the hydrosphere affect the geosphere? What does weathering have to do with how the earth changes? Why does water have such a large effect on earth’s surface?	I will learn by watching the video and listening intently. I will learn by understanding what the videos are telling me, and researching terms that I might not understand.

L What I have learned Zooming in on earth, it is always changing Earth’s water shapes the landforms Our planet will look a lot different one day Weathering: The process that takes place as rocks, and other parts of the geosphere are broken down into smaller pieces. Weathering  can be caused by water, air, chemicals, plants and animals 2 Types of weathering: Mechanical weather & chemical weathering. Mechanical weathering: The process of breaking big rocks into little ones (frost, ice, plant roots, running water, and sunheat) Chemical weathering: Involves changes that some substances can cause in the surface of the rock that make it change shape or color (carbon dioxide, oxygen, & acids) Erosion: The movement of weathered rocks by natural forces (wind, water or ice) Weathering breaks down the rocks, erosion carries the rocks away Weathering helps make a mess, and erosion helps clean it up! Moving water is a major cause of erosion and there’s a lot of moving water in the Atlantic ocean. Natural forces like major storms and rising sea levels move, or erode these smaller pieces. Coast lights can change Conclusion- Water can weather and erode changing landforms Hydrosphere shapes & sometimes moves the geosphere. Weathering is the process where rock is dissolved, worn away or broken down into smaller and smaller pieces. When ice melts or wind and water slow down, they can’t carry as much sediment. The sediment is dropped, or deposited in landforms. Natural forces have the power to change our landscape by weathering, erosion and deposition Geologists use the word sediment when they talk about fragments of rock. Gravel, sand and mud are all sediments. Geologists=earth detectives.

Click the following links to view the findings and knowledge that I have come to!

• KWL Chart Google Doc
• Weathering/Erosion HyperDoc
• Mechanical vs. Chemical Weathering Graphic Organizer Google Doc
• Weathering and Erosion Graphic Organizer
• Weathering and Erosion T-chart Planner
• Weathering and Erosion Lab