Time
Required: Two 45-minute sessions
Objectives
Students will
- predict
the percolation properties of various land surfaces
- test
various land surfaces and measure and compare the percolation rates
- summarize
the effects of certain land surfaces on runoff.
Related
Standards of Learning
| Science |
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3.1.a;
3.1.c; 3.1.d; 3.1.j; 3.7; 3.9; 3.10;
4.1; 4.5.f;
5.1; 5.7.e;
6.1.e; 6.1.f; 6.1.h; 6.9.a |
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| Mathematics |
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3.14;
3.15; 3.16; 3.21;
4.11.a; 4.13; 4.19;
5.11.a; 5.12; 5.19;
6.10; 6.20 |
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| English |
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3.1;
3.2; 3.8; 3.9; 3.10;
4.1; 4.2; 4.7.a; 4.7.b; 4.7.c; 4.7.d; 4.7.e;
5.1; 5.8.a; 5.8.b; 5.8.c; 5.8.d; 5.8.e; 5.8.f;
6.6 |
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| History & Social
Science |
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VS.1.b; VS.1.d; VS.1.h;
USI.1.e |
Materials
| For
each group: |
- Student
Data Sheet (PDF; also available in a Word
file)
- 4
cups of water in a jug, bottle, or bucket
- empty
coffee can with both ends removed by teacher prior to activity
- duct tape
- graduated cylinder or measuring cup
- stopwatch
- ruler
- small
mallet (optional)
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