Mini-Landslide

Each group needs:

• Model House Template (PDF)
• cardstock, 1 sheet, for construction of model houses
• transparent tape
• scissors
• markers, colored pencils, or crayons to decorate houses
• 2 small paper cups; one for water, one for test material
• Mini-Landslide Worksheet (PDF), one per student

To share with the entire class:

Note: Most of the following materials can be reused, some for the Survive That Tsunami activity in Lesson 6 of the Natural Disasters unit.

• 2 ft (.6 m) section of plastic downspout (available at hardware stores; ~$5)
• 1 small bag of sand
• 1 small bag of gravel
• 1 small bag of volcanic (lava) potting rock (available at garden and landscaping stores)
• plastic bins to hold, wet and store the sand, gravel and volcanic potting rock (optional, but helpful)
• 1 large, shallow, plastic waterproof tub (8-in x 14-in x 30-in or 20-cm x 36-cm x 76-cm, clear plastic is better but not necessary)
• plastic scoop (optional, or use small paper cup)
• duct tape
• scissors (to cut downspout plastic)
• ruler (or tape measure)
• stack of books, stool or chair, to support downspout