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Competency Goals:: 2: The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of soil properties.
Objectives:
2.01: Observe and describe the properties of soil:
Color.
Texture.
Capacity to hold water. 2.02: Investigate and observe that different soils absorb water at different rates. 2.03: Determine the ability of soil to support the growth of many plants, including those important to our food supply. 2.04: Identify the basic components of soil:
Sand.
Clay.
Humus. 2.05: Determine how composting can be used to recycle discarded plant and animal material. 2.06: Determine the relationship between heat and decaying plant matter in a compost pile.
Color.
Texture.
Capacity to hold water. 2.02: Investigate and observe that different soils absorb water at different rates. 2.03: Determine the ability of soil to support the growth of many plants, including those important to our food supply. 2.04: Identify the basic components of soil:
Sand.
Clay.
Humus. 2.05: Determine how composting can be used to recycle discarded plant and animal material. 2.06: Determine the relationship between heat and decaying plant matter in a compost pile.