How the Grand Canyon was Formed! Really?!

The TISA 5th graders have begun learning about landforms. This week our scientists investigated water flow over earth materials in a stream table. They observed the processes of erosion, deposition, and stream flow. These processes relate to the processes that created the Grand Canyon!Our 5th grade scientists use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations and build explanations using: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, and relating! Wow! that's alot of learning!

Carlitos using a overlay grid to draw the model of his map of the campus.

Amalea making a map from her overlay grid.

The class working on mapmaking using their overlay grids! 

Choosing colored pencils to emphasize objects on their maps. 

David : "what colors to use?"

Our models of the Bendix campus

More models

Amethyst observing the erosion process.

Here comes the water!

There goes the sand and clay!!