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Soil Fertility Teacher Resources
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Students examine the organic and inorganic components of soil. For this environmental science lesson, students identify the factors that influence soil formation. They collect soil samples, conduct tests, and analyze the results.
Students explore the concept and implications of extinction using the example of the Passenger Pigeon, once an extremely abundant species that was completely eliminated by humans.
Students investigate the types of waste created by people and identify various options for trash disposal. They read and discuss a handout about what a landfill is and the different types of trash, match types of trash with the proper disposal methods, and sort and categorize pictures of types of trash and waste.
Students investigate the importance of food surpluses to the historical development of urban ecosystems.
Students simulate population growth and land use capacity by playing a board game. In this science lesson, students create new guidelines to conserve land resources. They explain how the land's carrying capacity affects living things.
Young scholars, after exploring and analyzing the causes of hunger and malnutrition, brainstorm educational approaches to the solving of this never ending world problem. In addition, an overview of the food supply system as well as the concept of food security is discussed in depth.
Students explore poverty by reading assigned text in class. In this world hunger lesson, students identify the steps in the food production system that has caused millions of people to suffer without food. Students identify the three keys to food security and share their ideas about feeding people below the poverty line.
Students read two short text items, which describe different approaches to agriculture. They describe the likely advantages and disadvantages of each approach for farmers, commercial peanut buyers, the government, nomadic herdsman and the European customer.
Third graders set up and maintain a worm composter. They monitor the waste from their lunches, prepare the menu for the worms, and determine how the keep the worms alive.
Students read and discuss article, "Simple Method Found to Vastly Increase Crop Yields," then research the basic components of conventional and organic agricultural methods. They, in groups, organize and present their research to the class.