High School Science - HS-ESS3-1 - Modeling How Earth Processes Shape Human Planning and Policy
6 Questions
Two towns are planned in the same region. Town A is next to a river with reliable flow year-round.. Town B is far from surface water but sits above a groundwater aquifer.
A farming community is deciding whether to keep planting corn or switch more fields to sorghum because recent growing seasons have been drier.
A coastal city reviews tide-gauge records to decide whether to invest in higher seawalls and improved stormwater drainage.
A city is near an active fault and relies on a reservoir for drinking water.
Students are collecting examples of how Earth systems influence human decisions.
A mountainous region relies on spring snowmelt to fill rivers and reservoirs.
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