Soil Conservation
Challenge: The Museum of Natural Sciences is updating their collection to include more interactive and engaging exhibits and they have approached your team to construct new exhibits about soil and water conservation and the history of transportation of clean water in Africa and Southeast Asia. Your team will create a diorama and website that explains the importance of soil conservation, methods of soil conservation and how it will impact the world.
Introduction to the Soil Conservation Portion of Project | |
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Diorama and Website Details | |
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Soil Research Notes with Driving Questions | |
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Soil Guided Notes on 3 Videos | |
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Watch the following video for help on how to make a diorama.
Watch the following video on how to make a website on Weebly. Make sure you use your WCPSS email to set it up.
Websites to help with your research
1. Methods of soil conservationhttp://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/10_Ways_to_Conserve_Soil
2. An article on the importance of soil conservation and an explanation of ways to conserve soil http://www.buzzle.com/articles/10-ways-to-conserve-soil.html3. http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/soil_health_videos.html : United States Department of Agriculture's website has several videos on ways to conserve soil. Check this website out on the results of using soil conservation methods.
4. http://vimeo.com/12692006 : Check out this video about a farmer only a hour away from Raleigh that started with no-till farming.
2. An article on the importance of soil conservation and an explanation of ways to conserve soil http://www.buzzle.com/articles/10-ways-to-conserve-soil.html3. http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/soil_health_videos.html : United States Department of Agriculture's website has several videos on ways to conserve soil. Check this website out on the results of using soil conservation methods.
4. http://vimeo.com/12692006 : Check out this video about a farmer only a hour away from Raleigh that started with no-till farming.
Check out the PowerPoint created by Jillian's mother on Lasagna gardening! It's very informative.
lasagna_gardening.pdf | |
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Farmer speaks on how he uses soil and water conservation methods on his dairy farm.
Reporter talks to an expert on No-Till farming
Befang Green Valley Green Contour Farming. In Cameroon, Africa, the people are trying to learn about ways to conserve soil and increase soil quality.