Not-So-Solid Ground Kit

Build sand castles and wash them away. Make landform models and prevent erosion. Not-So-Solid Ground will help any young geologist learn how Earth’s surface features are changed by natural and human-caused events.

In this earth and space curriculum kit, students will build sand castles and landform models, search for erosion prevention, and design a solution for preventing damage from moving water.

This Wonder level kit includes a full-color student workbook and a detailed teacher guide, with step-by-step instructions for both hands-on and reading-based activities designed to engage students in features and changes on Earth’s surface.

Both teacher and student will be able to open the box and start within minutes, and the kit will provide over 7 hours of engaging learning.

In this kit, the student will engage in these fun activities:

1. Make sand castles and destroy them with water, wind, and more.
2. Find out how Earth's surface changes slowly and quickly.
3. Think about the ways rocks and land break down and how it is prevented.
4. Learn about the types of landforms and make their own landform model.

Use the Not-So-Solid Ground kit to answer questions such as:

• Why do the features of Earth's surface change?
• What are different landforms and bodies of water like?
• What types of changes happen fast and slow?
• Why are some changes to Earth's surface harmful?
• What are some solutions for preventing damage from erosion?

Your student is ready for this kit when they are curious about how the buildings and other structures around them are made and they enjoy building larger objects out of smaller ones.

Our Not-So-Solid Ground curriculum kit is a part of the Science Unlocked Wonder series and is recommended for elementary students in grades K-2.

Interested in learning more? Check out our Student Workbook Sample and Teacher Guide Sample!  

More Information

• Safety Information (SDS)

This kit contains:

• 1 Glue Stick
• 2 Modeling Dough
• 1 Bag of Pebbles
• 4 Pie Plates
• 2 Pipets
• 2 Plastic Graduated Cups
• 1 Zip-close Bag
• 1 Sand
• 2 Straws
• 1 Box of Toothpicks

You will also need:

• Scissors
• Water

• Learning outcome: Build sandcastles and wash them away. Make landform models and prevent erosion. Learn how Earth’s surface features are changed by natural and human-caused events.
• NGSS science standards alignment
• 2-ESS1-1: Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
• 2-ESS2-1: Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of land.
• 2-ESS2-2: Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.