Soil

What is soil?

• It is made of tiny grains of rock that has been broken down by weather.

• How hot or cold something is.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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How long does soil take to form?

• 1 Day

• Many years

What do plants need to grow?

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• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Soil provides plants with

• nutrients

• water

• support

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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____________ holds the plants and trees.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Many animals and minibeasts live in the soil. Is there air in soil?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Is soil the same everywhere?

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Tick the different types of soil.

• sandy

• loam

• clay

• plastic

• leather

Tick the things made from sand and clay.

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What is humus?

• Dead plants and animals in the soil.

• Everything around us.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3