How does the type of soil affect how much a house will sink or shift during an earthquake? Conduct this experiment to test it out.
| Grade | Discipline | Core Idea |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 3-5 | ESS3.B: Natural hazards |
A variety of hazards result from natural processes; humans cannot eliminate hazards but can reduce their impacts. |
| 3-5 | ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems |
Societal activities have had major effects on the land, ocean, atmosphere, and even outer space. Societal activities can also help protect Earth's resources and environments. |
| 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. |
| 6-8 | ESS3.B: Natural hazards |
Mapping the history of natural hazards in a region and understanding related geological forces. |
| 6-8 | ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems |
Human activities have altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging it, although changes to environments can have different impacts for different living things. Activities and technologies can be engineered to reduce people's impacts on Earth. |
| 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. |
| 9-12 | ESS3.B: Natural hazards |
Natural hazards and other geological events have shaped the course of human history at local, regional, and global scales. |
| 9-12 | ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems |
Sustainability of human societies and the biodiversity that supports them requires responsible management of natural resources, including the development of technologies. |