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Whitewater Field Trip 6th grade stream erosion and deposition lesson
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Orientation by Preserve Interpreter
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Making Observations
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Selecting Image
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Recording Location
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Collecting More Data
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Analyzing Data
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Erosion
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Deposition
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Evidence of Past Flooding
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Meandering Stream
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Whitewater Preserve 6 th Grade Class Field Trip 2012
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Meandering River This picture shows the path of the winding river N: 33º59.304 W:116º39.529
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Evidence that Rivers Change Over Time The dirt in the middle of the river has been piled up and the river has been rerouted because of deposition. N:33º59.304 W:116º39.52 9
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A Place Where Erosion is Occurring Right Now This shows where water has eroded the side of the hill and left a gap or a ditch. N:33º59.341 W:116º39.559
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Deposition of Sediments This is an example of sediment layers that were deposited on the mountain. N:33º59.404 W:116º39.438
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Evidence of Big Flood Events in the Past This rock was carried all the way down the river, almost to the shore by a big flood. Only large amounts of water have the capability to do this. N:33º59.363 W:116º39.563
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Another Interesting Geological Process This shows that mud washed over to shore and dried into clay in a thin layer on top of the dry sand. N:33º59.330 W:116º39.555
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