An interactive simulation exploring the type of surface and soil type are related to runoff.
| Grade | Discipline | Core Idea |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 | ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems |
Four major Earth systems interact. Rainfall helps to shape the land and affects the types of living things found in a region. Water, ice, wind, organisms, and gravity break rocks, soils, and sediments into smaller pieces and move them around. |
| 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. |
| 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.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 | ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems |
Energy flows and matter cycles within and among Earth's systems, including the sun and Earth's interior as primary energy sources. Plate tectonics is one result of these processes. |
| 6-8 | ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes |
Water cycles among land, ocean, and atmosphere, and is propelled by sunlight and gravity. Density variations of sea water drive interconnected ocean currents. Water movement causes weathering and erosion, changing landscape features. |
| 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.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 | 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.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.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. |