Description
Informational Slides Address the Following-
- What is Soil?
- Are Soil and Dirt the Same Thing?
- The Main Roles of Soil
- Soil Horizons and Profiles
- Soil Profile: Surface Layer
- Soil Profile: Topsoil
- Types of Topsoil: Clay, Silty, Sandy, Loamy, Chalky, Peaty
- Soil Profile: Subsoil
- Soil Profile: Parent Material
- Soil Profile: Bedrock
- Three Types of Rock: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
- Vocabulary and Definitions: Atmosphere, Decomposition, Humidification, Iron oxide, Mineral rock, Non-indurated, Organic matter, Sediment, Soil Formation, Soil Horizon, Soil Profile, Undecomposed, Weathering
Worksheets include-
1. The Layers of Soil – Labelling a diagram task (soil horizons and layers)
2. Different Characteristics of Topsoils – Write a few facts about each type of topsoil (clay, silt, sand, loam, chalk, peat)
3. The Main Roles that Soils Play – Close passage (word bank included)
4. Venn diagram: Comparing Different Types of Topsoils
5. Venn diagram: Comparing Different Types of Rocks
6. Venn diagram: Comparing Soil and Dirt
