Soil+Unit

=Soil Discover Activity Jan. 11th= (10 minutes, 10 pts.) toc

1. Use a spoon to separate a sample of soil into individual pieces. With a magnifying lens, try to identify the different particles in the sample. Note the amounts of each "type" of particle. (2 pts.)

2. Post a "recipe" for the sample of soil on your wiki-page. Give a name for each of your "ingredients" and describe their consistency. (5 pts.)

3. Compare your recipe with your classmates. Post at least 1 comment on 3 other students pages (but feel free to post on everyone's page). (3pts.)

Homework posted on edline

Extra Credit
Check out these teachersdomain activities and answer the Discussion Questions on your wiki-page!

Soils Around the World Soil Microbes and Global Warming

=Soil Testing Kit Instructions & Safety Jan. 13th-19th=

The Lamotte Kits we will be using contain a variety of tools, equipment and chemicals. It is important to familiarize yourself with the collecting and testing procedures prior to conducting the experiments.

Soil Kit Instructions & Safety

=Earthworm Lesson Jan. 25th=
 * Reading Rainbow "Germ's make me sick"** episode

Follow this link to Enchanted Learning and complete the Quiz
 * Homework DUE Thursday 1/26**

Additional Earthworm Resources: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~rlenet/Earthworms.html http://urbanext.illinois.edu/worms/anatomy/index.html