Washed Away: Climate Change and Farmland Soil Quality
Students see a demonstration of the erosion of topsoil on a farm by an extreme precipitation event and then use a soil nutrient test kit to conduct an experiment to analyze and compare the nutrients of the topsoil and lower layer. Students also use SoilWeb, a web-based tool, to investigate soil characteristics of agricultural land in three areas and at their own location.
- Educator guide [1] (PDF)
- Washed Away handout [2] (PDF)
- Washed Away presentation [3] (PowerPoint)
- Washed Away [4] (instructional video)