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Students observe soil samples, talk about where soil nutrients come from, receive a letter from a company that wants to know if dead plants can be used as fertilizer, then develop research questions.
Overview
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Students will be able to: Understand that nutrients are the invisible building blocks that make up all living things, know that all living things need nutrients to grow and stay healthy, have ideas about where nutrients in soil come from, form a research question.
Materials
For the class:
- house plant
For each group of 3-4 students:
- small clear bag or container of poor soil, such as sand or clay
- small clear bag or container of good potting or garden soil
For each student:
- copy of the letter from GROW
Procedure
See Lesson Resources below for further details.
Resources
Lesson Files
pdf
A Challenge from GROW
Standards
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
1B Scientific Inquiry, 5D Interdependence of Life, 5E Flow of Matter and EnergyNYS Standards
MST 4- Physical setting, living environment and nature of scienceCredits
Hogan, Kathleen. Eco-Inquiry: A Guide to Ecological Learning Experiences for the Upper Elementary/Middle Grades. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, PO Box 1840, 4050 Westmark Drive, Dubuque, IA 52004-1840., 1994.