Virginia SOL 6.9.e

Science6th GradeEarth Resources

The Standard

preventive measures can protect land-use and reduce environmental hazards

Virginia Standards of Learning for Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify how choices about building, farming, mining, and waste disposal can create environmental hazards. They select preventive measures and explain how each measure lowers risk.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a site, students can identify a likely hazard and choose a suitable preventive measure. They can explain why the measure works and distinguish prevention from cleanup after damage occurs.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think one measure works in every location or removes all risk. They may confuse emergency response with prevention, or assume plants and barriers stop erosion immediately.
How to Assess It: Give this exit ticket: “Muddy runoff from a construction site enters a stream after rain. Name two preventive measures and explain how each reduces harm.”

Lesson moves

Compare runoff from two soil trays, one bare and one covered with grass or mesh, using equal amounts of water.
Use a floodplain map to answer: Should new homes be built here, and which rule would reduce risk?
Match hazard cards, such as erosion or flooding, to measure cards, then earn a point by explaining each match.
Walk the school grounds, mark erosion or drainage trouble spots on a map, and propose one preventive fix for each.

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