Now that Spring has arrived, the weather will start to get warmer and you will probably notice that all of the plants are starting to come life. Plants need nutrients, sunlight, and water to grow. But where do they get all of the nutrients they need to be able to grow and bloom into beautiful flowers and plants? THE DIRT!!! But is dirt really that important? In this lesson, you will explore the different layers of the soil. Yes, the soil actually has different layers. Each of the layers looks a little bit different because of what is in each of the layers. If you dig down into the dirt in your yard, you might be able see the different layers of dirt. For the activity today, you will be creating edible soil!! That means, you will use some fun food items to create the different layers of soil that you can eat! For complete instructions and materials on how to create edible soil, click
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