Soil Secrets

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In this activity (located at the bottom of the page), learners investigate soil and explore the creatures that live in it. Learners collect soil from an outdoor garden, place it in a sunlit area inside, and water it regularly. By extracting a small sample of soil, learners can take a closer look at what lives right below their feet. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
1 to 7 days
Estimated Materials Cost:
free per student
Age Range:
Ages 4 - 11
Resource Types:
Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • Pie tin or other shallow dish
  • Garden soil from an outdoor garden
  • Water

Keywords

Subjects

  • Earth and Space Science
    • Earth Structure
  • Life Sciences
    • Diversity of Life
      • Plants
      • Animals
    • Ecology
      • Ecosystems
  • The Nature of Science
    • The Scientific Process
      • About Inquiry
      • Conducting Investigations

Informal Categories

  • Animals
  • Gardening
  • Nature and Environment
  • Outdoor Activity

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • be mobile
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

Source Collection

  • Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Rights:

  • All rights reserved, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, 2011