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Weathering, Erosion & Deposition
Every pebble in Pebble Rapids got the same treatment: something broke it, something carried it, something dropped it. Those three jobs carved the whole canyon.
What you're training for
At Pebble Rapids, the river is dammed behind a wall of piled pebbles and climbing the bank. The dam comes apart for whoever can sort the three jobs — weathering, erosion, deposition. Train here first; prove it in the simulation.
The science
- Weathering breaks rock apart where it sits — ice freezing in cracks, roots prying slabs, sand scouring surfaces.
- Erosion carries the broken pieces away — rivers, wind, glaciers and gravity are the movers.
- Deposition drops the pieces somewhere new — a slowing river drops its gravel; slowing wind builds a dune.
- Break, carry, drop — in that order, over millions of years, is how a canyon gets carved and a delta gets built.
Teach it today — one box of sugar cubes
The three-job jar. Shake sugar cubes in a jar — corners round off and crumbs appear: weathering. Tip the crumbs down a tilted tray with a cup of water: erosion. Watch where the water slows and drops them: deposition. Three verbs the class just performed, in the right order.
Trained and ready? Prove it at Stop 1 — Pebble Rapids. Free, no logins, progress saved on the device.
Enter the Realm at Stop 1Resources in this training center
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The hands-on half: the Canyon Chaos Adventure Kit puts six real specimens, six Digs, six Gemlings and the Realm map in your students' hands — $19.99, or $15 a student for classrooms.
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