Contour Plowing and Terracing: Designing Solutions for Runoff Reading Worksheet | Middle School Earth Science | Grades 6–8

Contour Plowing and Terracing: Designing Solutions for Runoff Reading Worksheet is a reading passage with comprehension questions for Middle School Earth Science (grades 6–8) on Contour Plowing and Terracing: Designing Solutions for Runoff.

Sample item: “1. Why is agricultural runoff considered a major challenge for farmers and the environment?”

What's inside: Contour Plowing and Terracing: Designing Solutions for Runoff - Agriculture and Land Use (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,456 words, 8 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: NGSS Middle School Earth & Space Science (MS-ESS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.

Resource type: Reading Worksheet. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Assign as a reading for class or homework, then discuss the questions. Built for Middle School Earth Science, grades 6–8.

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