Analyzing a Soil Test

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to analyze a soil test Students will be able to amend soil according to soil test results ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is soil? How do we improve soil health? Why is soil health important? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Review soil knowledge. Ask students, “What is balanced soil? What does it mean […]

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Soil and the Senses

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to compare different soils using their senses ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How does soil feel? Does all soil feel the same? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Preparation:Set out four containers of different soil. Set paper scraps from empty paper bags and pens next to each containers Activity: Divide your class into four equal-sized groups […]

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Soil Experiment: Part 2

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make their own soil mixture based on the results of the first soil experiment Students will be able to write a hypothesis Students will be able to choose controlled variables for an experiment  ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What type of soil do plants prefer? How do seeds grow? What do seeds […]

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Soil Experiment

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to plant seeds in three types of soil and compare results Students will be able to set up an experiment to test which soil helps a seed grow the best Students will be able to choose controlled variables for an experiment Students will be able to write a hypothesis ESSENTIAL […]

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From Sheep to Sweater

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to sequence items involved in turning a sheep’s fleece into a sweater ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do we make wool? Why do farmers raise sheep? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction Explain to the students that on farms long ago there were usually several different animals. Each animal provided the farm family with […]

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Seeds: Living/Nonliving

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to sort things from the garden into living and non living ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do living things need to survive and grow? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Review what students know about living things. How do you know if something is living or nonliving?Make a list on the board of the […]

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