Year+4

=Year 4= =Beneath our Feet=

1. Landforms Glossary - EnchantedLearning.com
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A helpful illustrated glossary of landforms which is a useful resource for **Lesson 1.**

2. The Earth's Soil - Geology For Kids - By KidsGeo.com
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This website gives some helpful information about soils. It would be useful for **Lesson 2.** Lets begin our study of the Earth’s lithosphere by examining the portion of it that we are most familiar with, the soil. Soil is found on the upper most layer of the Earth. Soil consists of a mixture of weathered rock, finely ground into powder, minerals, and a variety of living and dead life forms. This nutrient rich layer typicallyonly extends downward a few feet, about as deep as plant roots extend. Soil contains all the nutrients needed by plants to survive.



3. Rocks, Minerals & Soils - Science Games & Activities for Kids
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This is an interactive game to see which rocks float. A useful resource for **Lesson 3.**

Learn about rocks, minerals & soils as you complete a variety of interesting experiments with this fun, interactive activity. Rocks, minerals and soils have different characteristics that set them apart from others. Find out about the properties of rocks such as slate, marble, chalk, granite and pumice. Which rocks split? Can you find a rock that floats? Answer these and other scientific questions with this cool science game.

4. Study Jams Weathering and Erosion - You Tube
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This is a short (3.04) video by Scholastic to explain weathering and erosion. Useful for Lesson 5.

5. Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Uluru
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This website has some helpful information about Uluru to use with Lesson 6. (also called ) is a large rock formation in central Australia, in the Northern Territory southwest of Alice Springs, located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. It is the largest monolith[?] in the world, more than 318 meters (986 ft) high and 8 km (5 mi) around. It also extends 2.5 km (1.5 miles) into the ground. It was described by explorer Ernst Giles in 1872 as "the remarkable pebble". = = =** SMOOTH MOVES **= [|**http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/friction.html**] [|**http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/physics/slowmotion.html**]
 * 1. Friction Game – scroll down to find game. Click mouse on the red horn like shape at the beginning of the track.**
 * 2. Super slow motion video**

This video could be a good introduction to studying momentum in Lesson 2. It effectively shows detail of an event when it is slowed down.



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 * Forces in action game.** This is a simple interactive activity from the **BBC** which allows student to see the effects of gradient on force and using tables to record results.

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 * 4.** An example of a basic **force-arrow** diagram for Lesson 5 from the **BBC**.



This is an excellent interactive game that teaches all about forces. It takes quite a while but would be an excellent whole class activity or students could do it in small groups. []
 * 5.** **Parkwood Plot – Engineering Interact game.**



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