The “Dirt” on Dirt!
This week, first
grade studied soil in Science. We learned
all about the different types of soil.
We investigated the attributes of each and brainstormed what they are
used for in the real world. We also did
an experiment to see which type of soil holds the most water (top soil, sand,
or clay).
At the end of the
week we made some soil of our own…the edible kind!
(SHHHH…it was a
surprise!)
We
discovered that bedrock lies deep under ground and on top of bedrock is sand
(crushed up graham crackers).
On top of sand comes
clay (chocolate pudding).
The top layer of
soil in the ground is topsoil (crushed up Oreo cookies).
And what lives in topsoil
because of the humus? Earthworms (Gummy
worms) of course!!!
Of course the best
part of learning about the layers of soil in Science is…
Getting to EAT it at
the end! It was so YUMMY!!!
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