Students will demonstrate rain drop splash (splash erosion) and determine its impact on bare soil, ultimately being able to identify types of erosion.

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Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Grade Level
3-5
Lesson Area
Soil Basics
Soil Conservation
Lesson Type
Lab Experiment
Lesson Keywords
rain
Soil Erosion
mulch
Soil
erosion control
Soil Degradation
Ground Cover
cover crop
Soil Basics
Soil Conservation

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
3-5 ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes

Most of the Earth's water is in the ocean and much of the Earth's fresh water is in glaciers or underground.