Name: _____________________________________ Save the Soil Introduction You are a soil conservationist. Farmer Tim has called you to help him save his topsoil. Farmer Tim has inherited beautiful land that is very hill ad wide open. He has always wanted to grow crops on his farm, but is having a difficult time with soil erosion. Farmer Tim needs your help in controlling the soil erosion on his far. If you are able to help, he will be willing to hire your team for future conservation issues on his farm. Good luck! Overall Task You will work with your team of conservationists to research possible soil conservation practices, select two possible conservation practices you believe will benefit Farmer Tim, and work with your team to present your possible solutions Process 1. Read about Erosion at this website and why the soil is so important to Farmer Tim at this website http://www.mofb.org/WebQuest.aspx/SaveOurSoil/ResourcesSOS.aspx . Record four interesting facts about soil and erosion on the “Interesting Fact” table below: Soil Erosion Fact 1: Fact 1: Fact 2: Fact 2: Fact 3: Fact 3: Fact 4: Fact 4 2. Working in groups of four, each person chooses two of the soil conservation techniques found in the following table. 3. Each person then visits the websites for the two farming techniques they have chosen and take notes on the following page that includes; a. Description of the farming technique b. The advantages of the farming technique c. The disadvantages of the farming technique Soil Conservation Technique: Description: Advantages: Disadvantages: Soil Conservation Technique: Description: Advantages: Disadvantages: 4. Make a five slide power point on each of the techniques you had chosen. a. Title slide with your name and the websites from which you obtained your information b. One slide with the description of the technique c. One slide of a picture of the technique d. One slide listing or describing the advantages of the technique e. One slide listing or describing the disadvantages of the technique