Mudpile Mountain
Everything’s exciting when mud is involved! Students will be introduced to the forces that shape our earth by getting to build their very own mountain and watch it come tumbling down. They will be working in teams to discover what water can do to change the shape of the land.
PROGRAM LENGTH:
4 hours, 9:30am-1:30pm (2 Coastal Education Programs back to back- see sample schedule below)
PLEASE PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS
We have chosen one lesson for you to do with your students before you come, titled WEATHERING AND EROSION so they will have the optimal experience when they are here. Please use it to prepare your students. Please teach the second lesson, titled A HOUSE ON MUDPILE MOUNTAIN within a week of completing your Coastal Education program to expand on the material learned during the Mudpile Mountain Lesson.
PLAN OF THE DAY: (If only one class, just see 9:30am-11:30am Group A)
Your students will be able to participate in the Mudpile Mountain Lesson, a Docent-led Tour around the Living Coast to see birds, turtles and touch stingrays, complete a scavenger hunt and go for a hike or listen to a Read Aloud. Half of the day you will be with a Teacher or Docent and the other half of the day you will be leading your class through provided activities.
EXAMPLE SCHEDULE - Detailed Schedule link (Actual schedule may vary)
Additional Resources
Below are other optional activities and resources related to the Mudpile Mountain Lesson.
Student Information:
Weathering, Erosion & Deposition
Teacher Background:
Difference Between Weathering and Erosion
Weathering and Erosion National Geographic Webpage
Activities and Lessons:
Games, Songs and Crafts:
Standards:
NGSS
2-ESS1-1. Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly
ESS1.C. Some events happen very quickly; others occur slowly, over a time period much longer than one can observe
ESS2.A. Wind and water can change the shape of the land.
Common Core
ELA-Literacy.
SL.2.1. Participate in collaborative covnersations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
SL.2.2. Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.2.3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.
L.2.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.