Preventing Erosion
Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land
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If your child sees a sandcastle being washed away by waves, can they think of ways to protect it — like building a wall or planting grass to hold the sand?
Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land
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- Describe how wind and water can change the shape of land (erosion)
- Compare at least two design solutions for reducing erosion (e.g. retaining walls, plants, windbreaks)
- Evaluate which solution works best based on evidence from tests or observations
“If your child sees a sandcastle being washed away by waves, can they think of ways to protect it — like building a wall or planting grass to hold the sand?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Earth's Systems
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards