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Types by Texture

Students investigate soil texture and determine the texture of several soil samples.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
1 - 1.5 hours
Updated
January 25, 2023
dry soil
Image: USDA/Flickr

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Debra Spielmaker | Utah Agriculture in the Classroom

Sources

  1. http://www.blm.gov/nstc/soil/Kids/index.html
  2. Soil Microbes | National Science Foundation

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Science
    • 5-ESS2: Earth's Systems
      • 5-ESS2-1: Develop a model using an example to describe ways in which the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
    • 5-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • 5-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment.