From this paper the goal is for the students to cover the topics relating to the factors leading up to drought conditions, short and long term impacts environmentally and economically, technology involved in predicting droughts and relieving some of the effects, along with some possible drought mitigation techniques. New SRI Being Built South of Town. Corn Prices Soar due to Shortage Caused by Drought. Caught Red Handed Dumping into Local Water Supply. Due to Poor Grassland Conditions.
Topics listed above are only examples.
Other topics should be used that are related to local interest. From this the class decides on formatting, artwork, pictures to be submitted along with individual articles. The paper is actually put together and shared by the class and possibly the school. Also the students can share ideas about any possible changes that could be made to the paper. There are many possible ways to evaluate the completion of this product.