Soil

Unit Question: What range of roles does soil play into a functioning society? 

Skills: Collect data to write a report

Possibly incorporate - 

Interstellar?

Soil Reports to a teacher

Soil (~20 days)

Could we start with a hook activity? (infiltration rates? Why do we aerate and fill with sand at CSU? - see ESS lesson)

1. 1. Intro to Soils notes 

   2. Web soil survey

   3. Soil Textures

      • Notes

      • Practice

      • Quick reflection on classroom

      • Quiz

      • Soil textures in a jar?

   4. Set up soil types lab (takes a couple weeks to run)

   5. ClORPT notes

   6. Soil Formations Comparisons

   7. Weathering and erosion notes

   8. Skittles erosion demo

   9. Weathering and erosion animation project

   10. Soil Horizons notes

   11. Soil Degradation and the dust bowl 

   12. Soil Conservation jigsaw - Solutions approach to soil degradation issues. 

   13. Test