Natural Disasters: Preventing Erosion
by Jennifer Coggins
In this lesson, students will work in groups to design a model that will demonstrate the best erosion techniques for the model of a road experiencing flooding or heavy rainfall. Students will be given limited material choices as well as other constraints. Students will design, test, revise, and analyze their designs.
Lesson Grade Level
8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iSWyXLLJRnN3BdevTvs_ESNoVQ2dZvpO/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Earth and Space Science E1: Earth Systems Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S6: Apply Communications to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text) Writing Speaking & Listening
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