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Soil Worksheets

Green plants use energy from the sun to produce their own food. They are the first link in many food chains. Green plants need soil to grow in, so soil is very important to most living things on Earth. Soil is especially important to people. People eat plants that grow in soil. People eat animals that eat plants. Some materials we need to make our clothing comes from plants. We need paper and lumber. They are made from trees that need soil to grow. It takes hundreds of years for one inch of soil to form. This theme unit explains what soil is, how it is layered, what lives in soil, and the importance of preventing soil erosion and contamination.
Soil Worksheets


Books
            This One is Just Right (Grades 2-3)
            Get the Scoop: Insider Secrets About Soil (Grades 3-4)
            What Lives in the Soil? (Grades 3-4)


Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Soil (Very Quick Reader; Grade 2-4 Readability)
     Soil Crusts (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     What Is a Worm Test? (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     What's in the Horizon? (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     A Rainbow of Soil (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Bacteria in the Soil (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     More Than Just a Chip off the Old Block (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Fungi Helpers (Very Quick Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)

Short Readers
     Don't Call It Dirt! (Short Reader; Grades 1-2 Readability)
     What Is Soil? (Short Reader; Grades 1-2 Readability)
     Earthworms and Soil (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Ant and His Fellow Arthropods: Life in the Soil (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Useful Mudpies: The Soil Squeeze Test (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     How Soil Is Made (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Goodness, Gracious, Great Garden Soil! (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Types of Soil (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Hmm...What Is Humus? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Dig Down Deep: Animals That Burrow in the Soil (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Fungi in the Soil (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Save the Soil! (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Soil's Primary Macronutrients (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     The Dust Bowl, Human-Caused Soil Erosion (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Don't Spoil the Soil! (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Acid or Base: A Fizzy Soil Test (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Bubble, Bubble, Would This Soil Cause Trouble? (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     What Is Compost? (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)


Reading Comprehensions
     The Scoop on Soil
     Soil (Grades 3-5)
     Soil Horizons (Grades 3-5)
     Facts About Soil (Grades 5-6)
     The Movement of Soil, Part 1 (Grades 9-10)
     The Movement of Soil, Part 2 (Grades 9-10)
     Mapping Rocks and Soil (Grades 9-10)


More Activity Ideas
     Earth's Land


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