Soils and Plants!
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Soil is an essential source of life and nutrients for many living things. Students examine the composition and characteristics of soils and set-up an experiment to see how well different soils support plant growth.
MATERIALS
- Lettuce seeds (1 pack)
- 1 cup each of sand, dirt, seed-starting potting mix or compost
- Egg carton
- Tray or dinner plate
- Permanent marker
- Tablespoon
- Saucer
- Toothpicks (2)
- Water in a spray bottle (1 cup)
Building Soil!
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Students will play a sorting game and learn about composting. They will also learn how building soil is a nature-based solution for climate change.
MATERIALS
- One day’s worth of the student’s household waste
- Three containers to sort waste into
