Irrigation in Agriculture

This unit, a series of five lessons, is designed to introduce students to irrigation systems that are used in production agriculture, discuss how soil affects water movement in the soil, explain the factors that influence the amount of water needed for irrigation, discuss and construct a model of a center pivot irrigation system, and highlight the use of variable rate irrigation systems with center pivots.

Standards alignment: Agriculture

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