Texas TEKS 4.10.B
The Standard
model and describe slow changes to Earth's surface caused by weathering, erosion, and deposition from water, wind, and ice
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use physical models, diagrams, or image sequences to show how rock breaks apart, sediment moves, and sediment settles elsewhere. They explain how flowing water, wind, and moving ice reshape land over long periods.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given before and after images of a landform, students identify the process, the cause, and visible evidence. In a model, they track sediment and distinguish breakdown, transport, and settling.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often call every surface change erosion, including rock breaking apart or sediment settling. They may think deposition removes material rather than builds up land. They may also expect major changes to happen quickly or overlook moving ice as a cause.
How to Assess It
- Give students a sketch showing a cracked cliff, a river, and a sandbar. Have them label weathering, erosion, and deposition, draw sediment arrows, and name the cause of each change.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Pour water over a sloped tray of soil and pebbles, then label where material broke apart, moved, and collected.
Compare photos of a glacier valley and a sand dune, then write which force shaped each feature and what evidence supports the claim.
Sort scenario cards by weathering, erosion, or deposition, then match each card with water, wind, or ice.
Inspect the schoolyard after rain, map places where soil moved or collected, and record evidence with notes or photos.
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Related Standards
- 3.10.C
model and describe rapid changes in Earth's surface such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides.
- 6.9.A
model and illustrate how the tilted Earth revolves around the Sun, causing changes in seasons; and
- 6.10.B
model and describe the layers of Earth, including the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust; and
- 5.10.C
model and identify how changes to Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice result in the formation of landforms, including deltas, canyons, and sand dunes.
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