A short article on how living shorelines utilize natural methods to slow coastal erosion within the Chesapeake Bay.

Students use the Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) developed by the USGS to evaluate multiple factors that affect shoreline stability in two sites, Maine and Virginia. Students complete a table with the data they collect and answer several summary questions about that data.

Students will make a model to demonstrate how a sinkhole forms and its impact on the land.

This tutorial describes how melting ice and thawing permafrost can increase the risk of coastal erosion in Arctic communities.

Students will investigate how the slope of land controls development in a community and how changing the slope of the land might create potential hazards for citizens.

Students will complete a 3 part soil assessment ; testing content and utilizing a soil triangle.

What elements make up the soil around us? Students will investigate the basics of atomic structure and discover how scientists use a soil sample to determine soil type.

This resource helps students identify the factors that influence soil formation and explains how they work. It includes diagrams, videos, practice questions, a study guide, flash cards, interactive assessments, and articles on real world applications.

In the first lesson of this project, students identified tillage systems and their effects on soil. This second lesson in the sequence identifies the role of cation exchange in soil fertility and examine the relationship between soil structure and cation exchange capacity.

After completing part 1 where students learned what soil texture is and how to plot the texture on the soil triangle, students will separate the individual soil particles in a lab situation and determine the % of each particle in an unknown sample and plot the sample on the soil triangle.

Students will learn how soil texture is important to agriculture. They will learn terms used and how to use the soil texture triangle to determine a soil's name or texture based on how much sand silt and clay are in the soil.

In this unit students will learn about the role of soil respiration in transferring carbon from the soil to the atmosphere, the possible impact of a warming climate on permafrost, and how to identify any feedbacks between a thawing permafrost and the carbon cycle.

In activity Part B, students will use videos and readings to explore a very special soil with an interesting past and an uncertain future—the permafrost.

In this second lesson students will be introduced to different ways irrigation can be affected by environmental factors such as heat and soil types. This is a lab experiment that will require some prior planning and set up.

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Students will compare the rates and amounts of erosion that result from various land uses.

This video includes an interview with Tim Heafner, an amateur geologist and historian from Gaston County. I also demonstrate a fun activity modeling the formation of Spencer mountain.

Healthy soil gives us many benefits, including nutritious food. During this video, I interview a local farmer to find out how he takes care of his soil. I also demonstrate an activity where students can try their hand at designing their own soil-friendly yard or green space, either at home or at school.

Students use satellite imagery to learn about flood risks and natural disasters around the world, taking as an example the floods caused by the Rhone and the Elbe rivers.

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