Week 2
Session 2
Overview
Overview
Session 1
Session 1
3 microscopes - One for each group of six students
6 sets of sand samples of each coarse, medium, and fine with different shapes based on their sizes
Grid paper to document the shapes of the sands
Session 2
Session 2
Six sets of four types of soil (gravel, sand, silt, clay)
Containers or cups
Six sets of four types of soil (gravel, sand, silt, clay)
Gloves for each student
Each group (6 students per group) will have a set of four containers that have types of soils. Ask students to document observable physical characteristics of the soils in a worksheet (below)
Describe of color, smell, size of each type of soil
Test to see if each type of soil can stand by itself