Students analyze changes in precipitation as predicted by climate change models to consider how a changing climate could influence erosion rates in agricultural areas

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Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Grade Level
9-12
Lesson Area
Soils and Climate
Lesson Type
Activity
Lesson Keywords
Climate Change
Erosion
Agriculture

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.
9-12 ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes

The planet's dynamics are greatly influenced by water's unique chemical and physical properties.
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.