CERCA Slides: Water and Erosion

How have water and erosion shaped the surface of the earth? 💧🌎

Check out this set where students consider the role of climate change, natural forces, and human behavior on water and erosion activity.

CERCA Slides by Grade

Grade 3: Amazing Hoodoos

According to the information in the article, why do natural forces and human behavior have a large effect on the earth’s surface?

CCSS.RI.3.7
CCSS.W.3.2

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Pear Deck

Grade 4: A Land of Waterways

How does the author show, through words and images, the importance of water formations that have been created over time?

CCSS.RI.4.7
CCSS.W.4.2

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Pear Deck

Grade 5: Swallowed Up

Based on the evidence in the written text and graphic, how can scientists' understanding of sinkholes help prevent future tragedies?

CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.W.5.2

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 6–8: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Why are barrier islands like Hatteras Island particularly vulnerable to erosion? Describe in detail how erosion has affected Hatteras Island using evidence from the reading, diagram, and photograph.

CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.W.6.2
CCSS.W.7.2
CCSS.W.8.2

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 9–10: Hawai'i’s Beaches Are in Retreat, and Its Way of Life May Follow

What are the findings of the United States Geological Survey, and how might this study impact approaches to coastal erosion on the Hawaiian shoreline? Use evidence, including data from the article and graphic to support your response.

CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.W.9-10.2

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 11–12: Tragedy of a Village Built on Ice

How does the author blend storytelling, scientific data, and graphics to demonstrate how climate change is impacting both the land and the people of Shishmaref, Alaska?

CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.W.11-12.2

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Water and Erosion

CERCA Slides by Grade

Grade 3: Amazing Hoodoos

According to the information in the article, why do natural forces and human behavior have a large effect on the earth’s surface?CCSS.RI.3.7CCSS.W.3.2

Grade 4: A Land of Waterways

How does the author show, through words and images, the importance of water formations that have been created over time? CCSS.RI.4.7CCSS.W.4.2

Grade 5: Swallowed Up

Based on the evidence in the written text and graphic, how can scientists' understanding of sinkholes help prevent future tragedies? CCSS.RI.5.7CCSS.W.5.2

Grade 6–8: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Why are barrier islands like Hatteras Island particularly vulnerable to erosion? Describe in detail how erosion has affected Hatteras Island using evidence from the reading, diagram, and photograph. CCSS.RI.6.7 CCSS.RI.7.7CCSS.RI.8.7 CCSS.W.6.2CCSS.W.7.2 CCSS.W.8.2

Grade 9–10: Hawai'i’s Beaches Are in Retreat, and Its Way of Life May Follow

What are the findings of the United States Geological Survey, and how might this study impact approaches to coastal erosion on the Hawaiian shoreline? Use evidence, including data from the article and graphic to support your response. CCSS.RI.9-10.7CCSS.W.9-10.2

Grade 11–12: Tragedy of a Village Built on Ice

How does the author blend storytelling, scientific data, and graphics to demonstrate how climate change is impacting both the land and the people of Shishmaref, Alaska? CCSS.RI.11-12.7CCSS.W.11-12.2

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According to the information in the article, why do natural forces and human behavior have a large effect on the earth’s surface?

CCSS.RI.3.7
CCSS.W.3.2

How does the author show, through words and images, the importance of water formations that have been created over time?

CCSS.RI.4.7
CCSS.W.4.2

Based on the evidence in the written text and graphic, how can scientists' understanding of sinkholes help prevent future tragedies?

CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.W.5.2

Why are barrier islands like Hatteras Island particularly vulnerable to erosion? Describe in detail how erosion has affected Hatteras Island using evidence from the reading, diagram, and photograph.

CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.W.6.2
CCSS.W.7.2
CCSS.W.8.2

What are the findings of the United States Geological Survey, and how might this study impact approaches to coastal erosion on the Hawaiian shoreline? Use evidence, including data from the article and graphic to support your response.

CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.W.9-10.2

How does the author blend storytelling, scientific data, and graphics to demonstrate how climate change is impacting both the land and the people of Shishmaref, Alaska?

CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.W.11-12.2

Introduce ThinkCERCA
into Your Curriculum