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.

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Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Grade Level
9-12
Lesson Area
Soil Conservation
Lesson Type
Activity
Slides/Photos/Figures
Lesson Keywords
Soil Erosion
Agriculture
Precipitation
Soil Basics
Soil Biology

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 ESS3.A: Natural resources

Resource availability has guided the development of human society and use of natural resources has associated costs, risks, and benefits.