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Students test the schoolyard soil composition. They use this information to determine which plants would grow best in the soil's conditions. They discuss questions provided on a worksheet.
Students define and discuss terms organic and synthetic, read article pertaining to organic agricultural practices in Oklahoma, complete worksheet, grow plants using both commercial and organic fertilizer, compare growth rates, and chart results.
Students plant wetland plants in aquatic soil and regular soil. They test the effect fertilizers have on each and record the chemicals found in run-off water collected from each soil sample.
Students investigate the process of hydroponic agriculture. They grow beans in different hydroponic solutions, compare results and graph their observations.
Students evaluate how archaeologists use soils to interpret sites and determine components of a soil sample.
Eighth graders identify the composition of a soil sample. In this archaeology instructional activity, 8th graders describe the different soil layers formed in their activity. They explain how this pattern help archaeologists evaluate soil types.
Middle schoolers appreciate topsoil and communicate soils economic value. They image that an apple is planet earth, students fill in their pie charts as the teacher tells them what each slice means. Pupils watch and listen as the teacher cuts the apple into quarters, oceans occupy 3/4 of our earth. One quarter of our earth is our land area. Take this quarter and cut it in half, now you have two 1/8th sections of land.1/8th of
Students trace the path that atoms take as they move throughout the cycle of matter and compare this to the flow of energy. They draw and explain the cycle of matter, then label how matter is transferred in this cycle and how matter changes location and form while maintaining the same number of atoms.
Students brainstorm a list of behaviors they exhibit towards different life forms on Earth. In groups, they categorize organisms into living and non-living components. To end the lesson, they identify ethical elements in their own human behavior towards the Earth.
Young scholars examine the organic and inorganic components of soil. In this environmental science lesson, students identify the factors that influence soil formation. They collect soil samples, conduct tests, and analyze the results.