Standard HORT5 and Learning Targets

Monday, May 5, 2025

Objective: Identify different types of soil media

Leading Question: What is soil made up of?

Describe soil using slides 1-11 on the soil media PPT. Take notes using the guided notes sheet. 

Draw a soil horizon based on what you learned from the PPT. At the bottom, answer these questions: Where are roots located? Why are roots located here? If you don't know what a soil horizon should look like or how to answer these questions, please see that there is a copy of the Ch. 11 textbook (Pg. 281-282) posted in google classroom. 

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Objective: Determine why we use different soil medias

Leading Question: What are the soil horizons?

Take notes on slides 12-14 on characteristics of soil and soil media using the Ch. 11 PPT.

Complete the soil triangle worksheets.

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Objective: Describe soil texture

Leading Question: What does a soil triangle tell you?

Watch the video about different soil textures.

Complete one of the 3 soil structure/texture labs.

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Objective: Determine water holding capacity of different soils

Leading Question: What are the 3 textural classes of soil?

Take notes on slide 16 relating to soil water of the soil and media PPT. Use your guided notes sheet to help you with notes.

Watch the video relating to soil water.

Complete the soil water capacity lab of a house plant at home. 

• Measure out 1 cup of water.

• Put your plant so that water can be caught underneath of it.

• Pour water into the pot.

• Stop pouring water once you see water coming out the bottom. At this point the plant is saturated with water.

• Record how much water is left in your cup.

• Allow the plant to drip water.

• Once the plant stops dripping water, measure how much water was caught under the plant.

• Add that amount to what was left in your cup.

• Subtract your answer to h from 1 cup and that is how much soil water capacity your plant has.

Take notes on slides 17-21 of the soil and media PPT. relating to Biological properties of soil. Use your guided notes sheet to help you with notes.

Watch the video on microorganisms found in soil.

Friday, May 9, 2025

Objective: Design a tri-fold display that incorporates what was learned in your SAE project.

Leading Question: What is left to complete in your SAE project?

Design tri-fold display board for SAE project

Monday, May 12, 2025

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