Soil Experiment: Part 2

Note Adapted from LifeLab’s Living in the Soil? OBJECTIVE Students will determine whether soil type makes a difference for a particular type of plant to grow. Students will be able to describe the components of healthy soil. Students will make their own soil mixture. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What type of soil do plants prefer? How do […]

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Soil Experiment

Notes Adapted from LifeLab’s Which Soil Do Plants Prefer? OBJECTIVE Students plant seeds in three types of soil and compare results. Students are able to set up an experiment to test which soil helps a seed grow the best. Students will determine whether soil type makes a difference for a particular type of plant to […]

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Soil Food Web and Worm Bin Building

OBJECTIVE Students will see the web of life in soil and understand its connection to soil health. Students will be able to build a worm bin. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why is decomposition important? How can we build healthy soil? MATERIALS NEEDED Good ball of yarn, worm bin, worms, shredded paper, food for worms, spray bottle, decomposer […]

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Introduction to Soil

OBJECTIVE Students will learn how soil helps plants grow. Students will learn how to start a garden. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is soil? Why do plants need soil? Why do we need soil? MATERIALS NEEDED Rock, Worms (real or pictures), Variety of organic and inorganic materials, Garden tools (hand rakes, hoes), Gloves, Scissors, Compost ready PROCEDURE […]

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How to Build a Worm Bin

OBJECTIVE Students will explore a worm bin while discussing the process of decomposition and learning how to take care of worms. They will make a small worm bin for their classroom, which they will care for and then have compost that they can add into their garden. This activity is a follow up to the […]

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Soil Food Web

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS Explain and give examples of the ways in which soil is formed (the weathering of rock by water and wind and from the decomposition of plant and animal remains). OBJECTIVE Students will be able to recognize the different elements of the soil food web. Students will understand that soil is alive, and […]

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