球速体育

Soil is the focus of this week鈥檚 at home activities; grab a shovel and dig into these lessons!

1. K-2 Science

These activities from the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix teach young learners about the importance of soil! Learn how apples and Earth are related and what soil is made of. You can download the free activities . 

2. Grades 3-4 Science

Nutrients for Life has many great free resources about soil! teaches kids all about the make up of soil. 

You can also watch a video on how to do it . 

3. Grades 3-5 Science, Engineering and English Language Arts

Play the My 球速体育 game 鈥淭hrive鈥�! In , players learn how to help soil and water thrive on the farm. 

In the accompanying activity 鈥淪urprising Soil,鈥� students will learn about soil types and discover how matter moves through the ecosystem.

Then, read the e-comic 鈥�Digging into Soil鈥�. Follow Annie Appleseed as she learns about sand, silt, clay and loam. More advanced readers can read aloud to their parent or guardian. 

4. Grades 6-8 Science, Math and English Language Arts

This activity from the Agriculture & the Environment curriculum explores soil quality. In this lesson, middle school learners learn about soil structure and why farmers care about soil quality. Download the lesson here.

And you can check out the whole curriculum here.

5. Grades 5-12 Science

We have a number of Purple Plow Puzzlers that talk about soil. In this one about , create a prototype that prevents soil erosion! 

In this one hour , demonstrate how to take a soil core sample to determine soil fertility.

For a fun and educational snack, make an ! 

For more, check out this blog on how farmers steward the land.