Tessa learned how soil is made with some quick-and-easy hands-on activities.
- Read Soil by Chris Oxlade.
- Completed Evan-Moor ScienceWorks for Kids: Geology, Grades 1-3 "Soil Is Made When Rocks Break Down and Mix With Decaying Plants - It's Not Just Dirt!" and "Follow Up" activities and mini book (pages 21-22).
- Watched Bill Nye the Science Guy: Rocks & Soil DVD by Disney.
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| Tessa examined a cup of soil to discover what soil contains. She sorted the things she found into three piles...once living, living and nonliving. |
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| The majority of what Tessa found where once living things. Among them were a decaying leaf, root fragments, an acorn and pieces of wood. |
Wednesday
- Read Dirt by Steve Tomecek.
- Completed Evan-Moor ScienceWorks for Kids: Geology, Grades 1-3 "Soil Is Made When Rocks Break Down and Mix With Decaying Plants - Extension Activities" (pages 23).
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| Tessa helped bury a mesh sack full of vegetable and fruit scraps in an empty plot in the garden. We'll check back in three months to see what happens when plants decay. |
Other Resources of Interest
- Dirt - Ellen Lawrence
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