“Sinkholes: Getting to the Bottom of the Problem” by Jessica Lodewyk and Susan Trzaskus

Edited by Kristi Ryken

Students will plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes. Through reading and experimental testing, students will design and create a model to show how a sinkhole might occur and explore the cause and effect and the stability and change of the Earth as related to sinkholes.

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Grade Level: 9-12
Difficulty Level: Introductory
Skills and Topics: Earth and Environmental Science, Chemistry, sinkholes, modeling, investigation, stability, change
Technical Needs: Computer, NetLogo