Task Force 9: Conglomerate Stew

• Make the Conglomerate Stew using the following procedures. You may either videotape your experiment to present to the class, or you may do the experiment once for practice and again during your presentation so that you know ahead of time what will happen.
  
  

  Procedures:
  •  Collect an assortment of sediment. Find some mud or fine silty soil, some sand, a couple of pebbles, clay, spider lint, and other assorted sediments. Ask your teacher where to get these materials. Place them in the 2 liter pop bottle. You should have enough to fill up a third of the bottle.
  •  With the collection of sediment now in the bottom of the bottle fill the bottle with water and screw on the cap.
  •  Shake vigorously. This will suspend the sediment in the water. Set the bottle on the table and allow it to stand undisturbed for 15 minutes. Observe the clarity of the water in the bottle at one-minute intervals.
  •  After the sediment has settled, measure, in centimeters, the height of each visible layer. Record your measurements and draw your findings in the space to the right. Use the symbols depicted on the chart to differentiate the layers.
  

• Use the data you collect from your experiment, the teacher background information in the Curriculum Guide, Web pages and videos in the Resources link to complete your graphic organizer.
  
  
• Use the Resources link below to find and save images or videos from the United Streaming resources or other Web page resources that demonstrate constructive forces, destructive forces, erosion, and deposition.
  
  
• Create a presentation of the information you found. Insert the pictures and/or videos as they apply to your definitions and explanations. Some presentation suggestions are: a slideshow, a video, a brochure, or a Web page.
  
  
• Print your project and turn in to the teacher so he/she can make copies for the class.
  
  
• Complete your Daily Science Journal.

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