Written to support the current Science curriculum for Grades 2 to 8 with excellent and interesting illustrations. Each blackline master resource binder contains student activities, objectives, required materials, teachers notes and background planning and integration suggestions, evaluations and glossary of terms. This series will be a definite asset to any science classroom or library.
This resource focuses on the components of soil and the living things that are found in the soil. There are also activities on comparing soil samples; a comparison of water absorption by different soils and the effects of water on soil. Students also work on separating soil into its component parts through sieving and sedimentation. There are investigations of plant roots and how they grow through the soil and activities that take a close look at animals that tunnel through and live in the soil surfaces. Also included are numerous activities on weathering, erosion and deposition of soil.
