Eroding Land
by Anonymous · ⭐ 1 · 🍴 0
⛰️ When it rains, where does the hill's soil go? The light color shows the original hill, and the dark color is the hill now. Change the slope, rain strength, or grass cover to see how erosion changes and how soil piles up at the bottom — soil doesn't disappear, it moves! ⚖️ But if you change two things at once, you won't know what caused the change. Place two hills side by side and change just one variable to learn how scientists do fair tests. 🌱 Finally, protect your hill with grass, stone walls, or terraces! You have a budget, so choose wisely. This app was made with code too · Remix it to build your own hill!
About this app
The Wearing Land is an interactive elementary science app that visually demonstrates how rain and slope cause soil erosion and deposition. Students can run controlled experiments by changing one variable at a time to observe how water moves soil down a hill. It also includes a conservation simulation where users build stone walls, terraces, and plant grass within a budget to protect the land.
Use cases
- Elementary students learning about soil erosion and deposition in science class
- Teachers introducing variable control and fair scientific testing principles
- Children exploring soil conservation methods through interactive problem solving
Features
- Interactive hill cross-section showing real-time erosion and soil accumulation
- Variable adjustments for hill slope, rain intensity, and ground vegetation
- Side-by-side comparison mode for practicing fair testing with single variable changes
- Budget-based soil conservation challenges featuring grass, stone walls, and terraces
- Step-by-step guided missions with educational feedback