Predicting Porosity & Permeability of Earth Materials
Grade Level: Elementary School
Discipline: Earth Science & Geology, Porosity & Permeability
Standards:
K-2 ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem.
2-ESS2-2. Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
2-PS1-1 & 2-PS1-2. (see description above).
In this lesson, students will be able to predict and investigate the porosity and permeability of different Earth materials through a hands-on activity, testing to see which materials are stronger than others at holding back water. By doing this, students will generate an understanding of how water can leak through different Earth materials to build a dam that is able to hold back more water.
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