Natural Disasters: Preventing Erosion
by Jennifer Coggins
In this lesson, students will work in groups to design a model that will demonstrate the best erosion techniques for the model of a road experiencing flooding or heavy rainfall. Students will be given limited material choices as well as other constraints. Students will design, test, revise, and analyze their designs.
Lesson Grade Level
8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
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