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¿Por qué hay arena en la playa?

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¿Por qué hay arena en la playa?
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CONVERSEMOS (1 de 2): ¿Por qué crees que la arena es morada?

CONVERSEMOS (2 de 2): Imagínate que estás en la Playa Pfeiffer. ¿En dónde te fijarías para encontrar pistas que te ayuden a averiguar de dónde viene la arena morada?

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CONVERSEMOS:

¿Se te ocurre alguna manera que los pedacitos de las piedras podrías moverse de las montañas hasta la playa?

Pista...

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CONVERSEMOS: ¿Qué crees que sucede cuando piedras en el río chocan unas contra otras? ¿Podría esto explicar por qué hay arena en la playa?

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Si estás en una clase, forma un grupo de cuatro. Juntos, serán un río.
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Obtén tus materiales.
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Fíjate en el número en la parte de arriba de cada página.
Pon las páginas en orden del uno al cinco.
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Pon todas tus rocas en la parte de arriba de la montaña.
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Cuando comience el cronómetro, todos agarrarán una roca,
la romperán a la mitad y mandarán las mitades río abajo.
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Agarra los pedazos de piedra, rómpelos a la mitad, y deja que
se los lleve la corriente.
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Rompe esas piedras a la mitad y mándalas río abajo.
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Rompe cada piedra a la mitad y manda las piedras a la playa.
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En la playa, las olas chocan y rompen las piedras aún más.
Si puedes hacerlas más pequeñas, ahora es el momento de hacerlo.
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Agarra una hoja que dice «Dibuja las piedras en el río» y
dibuja las piedras.
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Conversemos:
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océano


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un área grande de agua salada en la Tierra
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playa


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área de tierra cerca de una masa de agua grande, por lo regular cubierta de arena
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microscopio


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una herramienta usada para ver cosas muy pequeñas de cerca
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arena


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pedacitos muy pequeños de roca, por ejemplo, los que se ven en la playa
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piedrita


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una roca pequeña, por lo regular con orillas lisas
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roca (o piedra)


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un material natural y sólido que se encuentra en la superficie de la Tierra
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roca


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una piedra grande
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montaña


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un área de tierra elevada con lados empinados
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pendiente


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cuando una parte está más elevada que otra
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empinado


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algo que está muy alto en un lado y muy bajo en el otro
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río


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un área larga y delgada de agua corriente

fluir


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cuando algo se mueve fácilmente de un lugar a otro
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erosión


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el movimiento de pedacitos de piedra de un lugar a otro
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río abajo


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hacia la dirección en la que fluye el agua de un río o riachuelo
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modelo


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una versión de mentiras de algo que los científicos usan cuando la cosa de verdad es algo demasiado grande, pequeño, o complicado para poder usarlo en sus estudios

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Exploration
kids at the beach by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: bikeriderlondon
white sand beach by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Rob Marmion
girl on the beach by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: ori-artiste
sand castle by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Kris Wiktor
Southwick Beach State Park by Easchiff
hand in sand by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: kasidit
kid at Pfieffer Beach by The Offshore Aquaholic
purple sand by The Offshore Aquaholic
purple sand beach by Carson
kid holding sand by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Albina Glisic
footprints on purple beach by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: mhgstan
hand holding purple sand by Akos Kokai
magnifiying glass by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: underworld
close up of sand by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mr Twister
zoomed view of sand by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: AlexussK
green sand beach by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Alexander Demyanenko
close up of green sand by Brian W. Schaller
cliffs facing the beach by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Noradoa
close up of cliff by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: jennyt
scuba diver by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Rostislav Ageev
Lepidolite (purple rock) by Spirit Rock Shop
purple mountains by Gonzo fan2007
falling rocks sign by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Michael Leslie
rock crashing down mountain by Joraj Dason
beach flooding by Muhammad Moolla
fast flowing river by Hayk Arakelyan
rocks flowing down river by Internet Geography
big blue waves by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: bus109
chair and beach umbrella by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Aleks Melnik
clouds by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: nikiteev_konstantin
mountains sillhouette by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Alex Ghidan
ocean concept by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Nikita Konashenkov
sand texture by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Ursa Major
Rainbow Beach by Cassarazzi
green rock by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Helen Cingisiz
hornocal by Lahi
close up of rainbow beach by cordyceps
stream on the beach by Humphrey Bolton
Activity
rushing river in Smoky Mountains by GreatSmokyMountains (© GSMA 2010. All rights reserved.)
turtles by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Dmitri Ma
rushing river by fccysf
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Lesson narration:
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Lesson details

Grade 2

Erosion & Earth’s Surface

Rocks, Sand, & Erosion

2-ESS2-2

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Activity Prep

Print Prep
In this lesson, students investigate the effects of rocks tumbling in a river. Based on their observations, they construct an explanation for why there is sand at a beach. In the activity, Rocking the River, students pretend to be a river and tear up pieces of construction paper to model what happens to rocks as they travel along the river.
Preview activity

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Draw the River Rocks worksheet 1 per student
River (5 sheets) printout 1 per group
Colored Construction Paper
3 sheets per group
Prep Instructions

We suggest students work in groups of four. Homeschool students can work alone.

Prepare “Paper Boulders”

Cut or tear each sheet of construction paper into about 12 pieces. We used a paper cutter to cut many sheets at the same time, making irregularly shaped pieces, but tearing or cutting with scissors will also work.

randomly cut paper

Each group (or single homeschool student) should start with 3 sheets worth of boulders (about 36). We recommend providing plenty of boulders at the beginning so that the students will still have large boulders at the end of the activity. That way, students will be able to see how the sizes of the rocks change as they move downstream.

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22 mins

Hands-On Activity

30 mins

Lesson details

Grade 2

Erosion & Earth’s Surface

Rocks, Sand, & Erosion

2-ESS2-2

21953 reviews

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Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Student slideshow: English | Spanish

Teacher printout: English & Spanish

Unit Reading

Unit Reading

Bodies of Water

In this reading, students learn about different bodies of water, including puddles, ponds, rivers, and oceans.

Creative Writing

Creative Writing

Use a writing prompt to combine science with language arts! Ask students to pretend to be a big rock high in the mountains. Tell them their story starts when a thunderstorm washes them into a river. Ask them to imagine what might happen next. Have them think about where their journey could end.

Activity

Activity

Activity & Photo Gallery: Take a closer look at sand

  • Bring in some beach sand.
  • Have each student sprinkle some sand on a piece of white paper and some sand on a piece of dark paper.
  • Take a close look. Use a magnifying lens if you have one.
  • Ask students how many different colors of sand grains they can they can find. What else do they notice about the sand?
  • For an even closer look at sand grains, visit Dr. Gary Greenberg’s gallery of sand grains. These photographs show sand viewed through a microscope.

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Water Lesson 2: Why is there sand at the beach?

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