Lesson Plan: Solutions to a Changing Earth
This lesson plan includes the objectives and prerequisites of the lesson teaching students how to identify ways that human activities impact erosion, and recognize and design solutions to slow and prevent erosion.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- understand that erosion is caused by wind and water,
- describe how humans making changes to land, like cutting down trees, impacts erosion,
- describe how humans making changes to water, like building dams, impacts erosion,
- describe and identify solutions to erosion like dikes, levees, and windbreaks,
- test and compare multiple solutions to a problem caused by erosion.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- slow changes to Earth’s surface including erosion, weathering, and deposition.
