TEACH SOIL LAYERS: Soil is a living, breathing organism that feeds everything on the planet, a vast hidden world of biodiversity.

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So what is soil and where did it come from? What type of soil is in your yard and neighborhood. We will answer these questions and conduct some experiments together in this episode all about SOIL!

In this episode we will go over:
1. What is Soil?
2. Soil Composition Experiment
3. How is Soil Made?
4. Water's Role in Soil Formation
5. Travel to a Creek Bed and Observe Soil Layers in Nature
6. Use a Paper Model to Cover Soil Horizons

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-1
Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process. Emphasis is on the processes of melting, crystallization, weathering, deformation, and sedimentation, which act together to form minerals and rocks through the cycling of Earth’s materials. Assessment does not include the identification and naming of minerals.

TEKS
SCI.4.7.A
Earth and space. The students know that Earth consists of useful resources and its surface is constantly changing. The student is expected to: examine properties of soils, including color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants;



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