Write considerations about the impact of clearing the area and home construction on local environment. Download your pictures on the computer and print them in transparencies. Print the considerations on paper. Draw the profile of both areas on transparencies and describe why this area is better than the other one. Present the groups conclusion for the class.
Decision has to be made based on the argumentation and data presented.
The entire project will be done in groups consisting of 4 students. Evaluations will be graded on a rubric scale. Field activity, group report and group discussion. An extension activity could be an architecture presentation, describing what kind of soils are better for construction, what an architect have to look for when preparing the basis for a house. Another activity could be a research about water supplies and water sheet in the area and how this construction can affect or be affected for the underground water.