Soils
Integration Ideas and Activities
Lesson 4
When Soils Get Wet

Lesson
Activities to Consider
Tools
4
Mathematics

Measurement: Putting soil samples in cups

Measurement: Find amount of soil and water to make a good smear

Graph # of drops of water needed to make clay ball

Determine ratio of # of drops to amount of soil

Language Arts

Describe today's activities in science journals

Create a How to Make a Mudpie book/presentation

Read The Amazing Dirt Book ; write cinquain about sand, clay, or humus

List adjectives describing 3 types of wet soil

Create comparison chart or Venn diagram -- wet and dry soils

Write instructions to make mud pies, sand castles, or sand sculptures


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