Unit 5: Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Soil Loss

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Description: Students investigate how the factors that influence erosion work together to produce an overall erosion rate. In agricultural areas, these factors are rainfall-runoff erosivity, soil erodibility, slope characteristics, and agricultural practices. Students analyze changes in precipitation predicted by climate change models to consider how a changing climate could influence erosion rates in agricultural areas.
Grade Levels: 9-12
Keywords: Soil erosion, agriculture, precipitation, Soil Basics, Soil Biology
Lesson Area: Soil Conservation
Resource Type: Activity, Slides/Photos/Figures

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
9-12 ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems Feedback effects exist within and among Earth's systems.
PreK-2 ESS3.A: Natural resources Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do.
3-5 ESS3.A: Natural resources Energy and fuels humans use are derived from natural sources and their use affects the environment. Some resources are renewable over time, others are not.
6-8 ESS3.A: Natural resources Humans depend on Earth's land, ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere for different resources, many of which are limited or not renewable. Resources are distributed unevenly around the planet as a result of past geologic processes.
9-12 ESS3.A: Natural resources Resource availability has guided the development of human society and use of natural resources has associated costs, risks, and benefits.