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Soils Webquest
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Soils Webquest
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Go to the links and answer the questions. The links are on the paper and below. Turn in.

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Objectives for soils
ES.8	The student will investigate and understand how freshwater resources are influenced by geologic processes and the activities of humans. 
Key concepts include
processes of soil development;

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Objectives for soils
ES.8	The student will investigate and understand how freshwater resources are influenced by geologic processes and the activities of humans. 
Key concepts include
processes of soil development;

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What you will do today:
1) To examine the formation of soil.
2) To differentiate the horizons of soil.

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Watch this video as a class. Discuss.

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Choose one to watch!

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Read the information and complete the worksheet. We will go over this on Friday.

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Listen to the video below and take notes.

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Here is a song I created to help my 6th grade students study. I hope you enjoy. You see it on the ground could be rocky Sand or clay, silt, water, and dead bodies It provides for roots it's an anchor Food source for the plants A home, insects, spiders, worms many others Do you know soil is formed by erosion?

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Soil is connected to almost all aspects of our lives, yet we often take it for granted. To mark the International Day of Soil on December 5, we interviewed several project managers at the European Environment Agency (EEA) about this precious resource.

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Activity:
Examining Soil Profiles and Horizons 
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Activity:
Examining Soil Profiles and Horizons 
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Read the information given. Using the directions on the back of the sheet color your soil profiles and answer the questions. Turn in.

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Answer questions 1-4 using this site.

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Soils are complex mixtures of minerals, water, air, organic matter, and countless organisms that are the decaying remains of once-living things. It forms at the surface of land – it is the “skin of the earth.” Soil is capable of supporting plant life and is vital to life on earth. Soil, as formally defined in the Soil Science Society of America Glossary of Soil Science Terms, is:

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Listen to this....How does this song relate to the soil horizons?

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Use this site to answer questions 5-7.

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Kids learn about the Earth science subject of soil including how it is formed, properties, horizons, layers, topsoil, bedrock, and facts about soil.

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Use this site to answer questions 8-10.