Educator Resource: Curriculum Module

Too Much Too Little

What happens when an area gets much more, or less, water than is typical? Can these conditions be predicted? Put your knowledge to the test to solve a problem that could impact your community.
Level
Upper Elementary
Time required
Minimum of six 40-minute sessions
Excess water spills out of borehole in underground drift

During this unit students explore the phenomena of flood and drought as they analyze maps, graph weather data, and consider the water issues in their local communities. Students are then introduced to Sanford Underground Research Facility's water dilemma and engineered controls, and challenged with designing a solution to a local water issue of their choice.

 

Too Much Too Little-- Flood and Drought

4-ESS2-2 Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

3-ESS2-1 Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

4-ESS3-2 Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.