Sedimentation
Sedimentation is the building up of layers of small particles like sand or mud. The easiest place to see this is the beach. A beach is made up of lots of sand, which have been deposited by runoff from rivers or streams, or created by wave action in the ocean.
This page contains lesson-specific ECSAPE Lesson Plans and complete, uncut video repository of the ESCAPE Earth Science Professional Development and actual Classroom Implementation. If you would like to access the interactive trainings for this lesson, you may enroll in our ESCAPE Online PD Course.
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Classroom Implementation
The following videos were filmed during lesson implementation by teachers in the Orange County Cohort. Please feel free to use these videos to better visualize how the lessons can look in an actual classroom setting. Note that we do not intend for you to try to recreate the lessons exactly as you see them here.
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1. Light or Heavy
2. Sediment Exploration
3. Weather, Erode, Transport, and Deposit
4. Flood: Weathering, Erosion, Transport, Deposit, and Sedimentation