Materials:

1 cookie per child (this will be the “rock”)

½ of a straw per child
1 eye dropper per child
1 ice cube per child
1 toothpick per child

1. Give each child a cookie on a plate and straw. Instruct them to

blow on the cookie through the straw for 1 minute. Explain that the
cookie is like a rock and the air is the wind weathering the rock. Let
students fill in the 1st box on the observation log.

2. Next use the toothpick to break up the cookie for 1 minute.

Explain that the toothpick is like plants and animals weathering the
rock. Let students fill in the 2nd box on the observation log.

Use the straw to blow the crumbs into a pile. Explain that the
movement of the weathered, broken pieces from wind is EROSION!

3. Now use the dropper to slowly drop water onto the cookie for 1
minute. Explain water is the rain weathering the rock. Let students
fill in the 3rd box on the observation log.

Continue adding water with the dropper until some of the crumbs
move. Explain that this movement of weathered, broken pieces from
water is also EROSION!
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Weathering is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals. Water,

ice, acids, salt, plants, animals, and changes in temperature are all causes of weathering.

Observation after 1 minute

Weathering (describe what happens and draw a picture)

Wind from Straw

Toothpick
(animals and plants
changing the rock)

Rain water from

dropper

Erosion is the movement of broken down rocks and minerals.

Now, explain how EROISION happened during this experiment:
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