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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Amending Soil in Spring

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to list what soil is made of Students will be able to use garden tools safely ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? What is soil? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:This spring we are going to plant a salad garden. What might be some good crops to grow in our […]

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Building a Worm Bin

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to explore a worm bin Students will be able to make a small worm bin for their classroom Students will be able to care for the worms in their worm bin ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is compost? Who lives in compost? How is soil alive? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Looking at the […]

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Soil Food Web

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to recognize the different elements of the soil food web. Students will understand that soil is alive, and how it is created. Students will understand the importance of building soil and its connections to our own health. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How does soil form?What makes soil living? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Display […]

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