Take students on a walk outside the school building and ask them to note where the soil is worn
away or seems to have collected. Before going on the walk you may want the children to explain
what they will look for or what are the signs that soil has worn away or built up? ( Suggested
answers may include: erosion - puddles, hollowed out areas, areas that dip or are lower that the
surrounding area; deposition - mounds of dirt, collection of soil or other materials in a certain
spot, etc.) Upon returning to the classroom make a list of the sites where soil was worn away or