The Other Water Cycle
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
For students that have already been introduced to the water cycle this lesson is intended as a logical follow-up. Students will learn about human impacts on the water cycle that create a pathway for pollutants beginning with urban development and joining the natural water cycle as surface runoff. The extent of surface runoff in an area depends on the permeability of the materials in the ground. Permeability is the degree to which water or other liquids are able to flow through a material. Different substances such as soil, gravel, sand, and asphalt have varying levels of permeability. In this lesson, along with the associated activities, students will learn about permeability and compare the permeability of several different materials for the purpose of engineering landscape drainage systems.
- Subject:
- Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Primary, Secondary
- SubTopics:
- Soil and Land , Water
- Collection:
- TeachEngineering