Title: Explain the function, advantages, and disadvantages of flood-control structures and their impact on an ecosystem.
Course: Introduction to Natural Resources and Ecology Systems (18504) > Section: Protecting Water Resources

Explanation should include

- the need for flood controls
- the ways that floods can be controlled (e.g., dams, levees, floodplains)
- how flood-control structures function using the physical properties of water
- potential ecosystem impact from flood-control structures
- nature-based flood mitigation strategies such as living shorelines and floodplain reconnection.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the benefits and consequences of flooding to an ecosystem?
- What have been some advantages and disadvantages of flood-control structures?
- How can the properties of water be manipulated to prevent an area from flooding?
- What strategies need to be employed to protect areas that are prone to flooding?

Teacher Resource: Environmental and Natural Resources Career Development Event (CDE)