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Land and Water Post – Test
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Jeff and Janet noticed that some of the soil near the edge of a stream was wearing
away. What causes soil to wear away?
o A. Erosion causes soil to wear away.
o B. Deposition causes soil to wear away.
o C. Evaporation causes soil to wear away.
2
Jeff and Janet walked down to the place where the stream empties into a lake. They
noticed that some of the soil that was carried by the stream was dropped off by the
lake. What describes soil being dropped off?
o A. Erosion causes soil to be dropped off.
o B. Deposition causes soil to be dropped off.
o C. Evaporation causes soil to be dropped off.
3
List five (5) ideas about what you could do to improve or restore the environment
around your stream site.
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Circle ONE face for each sentence.
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I enjoy learning about our environment.
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I like to make observations about plants, animals and
their environment.
I would give $5 of my own money to help the
environment.
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I would like to do more science in school.
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I like to work with other students in my class on
science investigations.
Disagree
Not sure
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8
Jeff and Janet noticed that the stream near the school playground was wearing away
the baseball field. Describe how to design and test a way of solving the problem of the
soil wearing away the baseball field.
Be sure to describe these stages in your design process:
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Plan Summary: Write a summary of the plan, including a scientific reason for
choosing this solution.
Test Solution: Describe the process to measure or observe how well this solution
may solve the problem.
Problem: Stream near the playground wearing away the baseball field.
Plan Summary:
Test Solution: