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Watersheds, Soil Profiles, and Erosion

Students develop an understanding of what factors impact water quality within watersheds, what soil types/profiles are most susceptible to erosion, and what factors impact water quality within watersheds and how to mitigate erosion on susceptible soils.

Grades
6 – 8
Estimated Time
Three 45 minute activities
Updated
November 6, 2023
Landscape of a natural Iowa wetland in the summer with natural ponds and tall green grass.
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Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Nourish the Future

Sources

This activity is an excerpt of the Water Quality unit created by Nourish the Future.

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Science
    • MS-ESS2: Earth's Systems
      • MS-ESS2-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
    • MS-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • MS-ESS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
    • MS-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
      • MS-LS1-5: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.