Day 146: Stream Table Lab - Day 1
By Mr. G on Apr 10, 2008 in Geology, Featured
After gaining a solid understanding of the terminology used to describe watersheds, students worked in pairs to complete the first part of a two-day lab on riverbed erosion.
Today’s lab focused on simply observing a river channel, blocking the river channel with a dam or levee, and observing how such structures break down with time. Tomorrow we will more closely examine the changes that rivers make over time, including meandering rivers, oxbow lakes, and others. The complete lab (Parts I & II) are due at the end of class tomorrow (Friday). Remember, the geology test is on Tuesday of next week (April 15th).
Homework: Complete Part I of the stream table lab prior to tomorrow’s class period.