Exploration of Runoff and Infiltration:
Student Experiments with a Homemade Rainmaker
Bianca
Moebius
2005-2006 CSIP Fellow
and Irka Elsevier
Earth Science Teacher, Penn Yan High School, NY
In this unit,
students design and conduct experiments on runoff and infiltration,
either outside or in the classroom. They learn basic soil
characteristics through investigations into how the processes
of runoff and infiltration work, how they are influenced
by human activity, and how they in turn affect the environment.
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Apparatus
used by university scientists to simulate rainfall for
infiltration and runoff experiments |
Sample
apparatus that can be built by students for similar
types of experiments |
Downloadable
files:
Teacher's
Guide
Materials List for Full Project
Grading Rubric for Final Project
Pre and Post Quiz (non-Regents)
Student Handouts:
Tips
for Equipment Design
Worksheets and Final Project Guidelines
Post-Project Student Survey
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