In this lesson students will use their knowledge of rainfall, vegetation, and the slope angles of hillsides to make decisions, predict outcomes, and analyze the effects of certain events or practices (e.g., overgrazing, forest fires, and clear-cutting woodlands resulting in deforestation).
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Rain, Friend or Foe?
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Materials Needed: * A stream table (a long table down which you will pour water to observe erosion in action)
* Soil to cover the stream table
* Water to pour down the stream table
* Watering can to simulate rain
* Buckets to catch the water
* Small plastic toy house
* Photographs of houses in various areas (steep hillsides, flat land, heavily vegetated and denuded areas)
* Writing materials for drawing and taking notes
Author: Nicole Sweet
Source: © www.nationalgeographic.com
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