This lesson will explore the phenomenon of shoreline erosion, as students learn about how bodies of water, like rivers, carve out the landscapes around them, moving and depositing sediment, supporting the aquatic ecosystem, and providing natural and man-made ways to interact with human activities and the environment.

• Know how rivers sculpt the landscape, causing shoreline erosion
• Understand how dams are created and removed
• Be able to model erosion and deposition through stream table and simulation experiments