UEN+K-12+Resources

The Utah State Core states that 4th grade students should learn the following,

"Objective 3 Observe the basic components of soil and relate the components to plant growth.
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 * 1) Observe and list the components of soil (i.e., minerals, rocks, air, water, living and dead organisms) and distinguish between the living, nonliving, and once living components of soil.
 * 1) Diagram or model a soil profile showing topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock, and how the layers differ in composition.
 * 1) Relate the components of soils to the growth of plants in soil (e.g., mineral nutrients, water).
 * 1) Explain how plants may help control the erosion of soil.
 * 1) Research and investigate ways to provide mineral nutrients for plants to grow without soil (e.g., grow plants in wet towels, grow plants in wet gravel, grow plants in water)."

This is a specific lesson related to how plants help with erosion.

Lesson Plans and Classroom ideas

This is a lesson plan on what makes soils on earth a good environment for plants to grow in.

http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/true-green-kids-100-things-you-can-do-to-save-the-planet/ A list of things a class could do to protect our planet.

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/2600/preview/ This is just a fun in class or at home project kids could do to connect fun and dirt together.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/g35/garden.html

Kid Websites

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/agronauts/pdf/slipslidin.pdf

http://www.webrangers.us/activities/rockpark/?id=22

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case2/c2facts2.html Here kids can go to learn more about soil types. This is a fun kid friendly site with simple readings and activities to help them learn and understand soil.

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http://www.grow.arizona.edu/Grow--GrowResources.php?ResourceId=136&name=soilcomposition