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Teachers' Domain for The Grand Canyon: How it Formed, Its Youngest Rocks, Ancient Mountains, Evidence of Earth's Past, The Top Two Rock Layers

Sedimentology/Stratigraphy of the western United States, focusing on the Grand Canyon
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Images/maps that can be used with this exercise:
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Latitudes and Longitudes for the Grand Canyon Stratigraphic Columns

Diamond Creek                         35°45’59.38” N   113°22’24.07” W
Grand Wash Cliffs                     36°3’0.65” N        113°57’6.57” W
South Kaibab Trail                    36°3’12.99” N      112°5’1.56” W
Kanab Canyon                           36°23’32.56” N    112°37’46.86” W
Nankoweap Canyon                  36°18’14.88” N    111°51’57.81” W
Glen Canyon                               36°51’22.46” N    111°34’23.57” W

 

Additional lesson plans

The Grand Canyon  (SERC)

This lesson plan deals with the consequences of damming in the Grand Canyon area. Students act as scientists investigating the damming of the Colorado River by the Glen Canyon dam and experimental flooding that took place in 1996. They then write a proposal as to whether or not more experimental flooding should be done on the area considering the ecological effects. This topic has great potential for an Earth Systems Science class, as the consequences of damming affect climate, ecosystems, sedimentation/erosion, and water quality.

How was the Grand Canyon formed?  (National Geographic Xpeditions)

In this lesson, students will learn about how the Grand Canyon was formed, focusing on how the process of erosion enabled its rock layers to be deposited. They will examine the canyon's layers to see what the area probably looked like when the layers were created. Students will conclude by creating posters illustrating and describing what the Grand Canyon looks like today and what it looked like when one of its layers was formed.