Activity
Observing soil differences
In this activity, students gather soil samples from their homes to view how soils differ from location to location.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
observe similarities and differences among soil samples
offer simple explanations about why the soil samples are different
use online resources to view soil profiles and a New Zealand soil map.
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do
student handout.
Published: 30 June 2015