In this assignment, you and your partners will design a plan for how a city can use a piece of land. You
will begin by conducting Internet research on soil erosion. The information you collect should be recorded
in the table provided on your Student Guide Worksheet. Then, you will read about a fictional city and how
it would like to develop a piece of land. The city wants to use the land wisely so they can maintain the soil
and increase biodiversity. Your background research on soil erosion will help you learn why soils are
valuable, what human activities increase soil erosion, and what things can be done to sustain soils. With
your partners, you will brainstorm a list of possible ways the city can develop this land. You will then
evaluate each way based on how it will affect the environment, how much money is needed to develop
the land and how the developed land will benefit the citizens of the city. Finally, you will create a
presentation summarizing your ideas and present your design plan to the class.