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Discovery Education: The Dirt on Soil ActivityDiscovery Education: The Dirt on Soil Activity
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Discovery Education: The Dirt on Soil

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This interactive website explores the various soil layers and introduces you to the lifeforms that live in those soil layers.

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bedrock, clay, decomposers, humus, organic material, sand, silt, soil, soil composition, soil conservation, soil formation, soil layers, soil texture, topsoil, weathering
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gravel, horizons, insects living in soil, organic matter, oxidization, sediment deposition, soil classification, soil color, soil colors, soil components, soil ecology, soil ecosystem, soil fertility, soil horizons, soil particles, soil profiles, soil properties, soil science, soil structure, soils, subsoil, weathered parent material, weathered rock, discovery education, discovery education: the dirt on soil, ohio 6.ess.4.a
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Resource Details
Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
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For Administrator Use
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0L

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