Writing Prompt
A new company in your town wants to build a dam on a nearby river so that it can get electrical power for its factory.
Local scientists suggest to the city leaders that they build a model to see what might happen to the river and surrounding land if a dam were built. Your mayor thinks that models are a waste of money. Please advise the mayor based on what you now know about models.
In your response, be sure to include:
- Why the scientists want to make a model
- What the city might learn from building a model
- Suggestion of a type of model for the city to consider
