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Hold a Hill

In this outdoor activity, learners investigate the relationship between the slope of a trail and soil erosion. Using both math and science skills, learners gain awareness of how human activities such as construction and agriculture can alter the environment and change the rate of soil erosion, affecting plant and animal life as well as changing the landscape and increasing such risks as flooding. This activity can be combined with the Cardiac...

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Plane Geometry, Construction, Problem Solving, Human Impact, History/Policy/Law, NSDL, Biological Science, Ecology, Representation, Fractions, Physics, Trail, Conducting Investigations, Plant Cover, General, Earth System Science, Data Representation, Soil, Data Analysis, Science and Society, Asking Questions, Forestry and Agriculture, Life Science, Steepness, Hill, Ecosystems, Conservation, Geoscience, Communicating Results, Mathematics, Technology and the Environment, Anthropology, Oceanography, Data Collection, Slope, Risks and Benefits, Gathering Data, General Science, Technology, Rocks and Minerals, Oceans and Water, Rate, Education, Agriculture, Erosion, Formulating Explanations, The Scientific Worldview