This document discusses the different layers of soil - topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock. Topsoil is the uppermost layer, rich in humus and nutrients where plants grow. Below the topsoil is the subsoil, rich in minerals where tree roots reach. The deepest layer is bedrock, composed of solid rock under the subsoil. Students are assigned to draw and label a soil profile, answer questions about adding manure to soil, identifying soil types from texture, and researching tundra soil and how plants survive in that environment.
This document discusses the different layers of soil - topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock. Topsoil is the uppermost layer, rich in humus and nutrients where plants grow. Below the topsoil is the subsoil, rich in minerals where tree roots reach. The deepest layer is bedrock, composed of solid rock under the subsoil. Students are assigned to draw and label a soil profile, answer questions about adding manure to soil, identifying soil types from texture, and researching tundra soil and how plants survive in that environment.
This document discusses the different layers of soil - topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock. Topsoil is the uppermost layer, rich in humus and nutrients where plants grow. Below the topsoil is the subsoil, rich in minerals where tree roots reach. The deepest layer is bedrock, composed of solid rock under the subsoil. Students are assigned to draw and label a soil profile, answer questions about adding manure to soil, identifying soil types from texture, and researching tundra soil and how plants survive in that environment.
Explain the following terms1.Soil- The upper most layer of the earth where the plants grow. 2.Topsoil The topmost layer of the soil rich in humus and nutrients. Plants grow in this layer 3.Subsoil-The layer under the topsoil rich in minerals.The roots of the trees reaches till this layer. 4.Bedrock-The layer under the subsoil made up of rocks. H.W To draw and label the soil profile. ( Project the picture)
II. Answer the following
1. Why do we add manure to the soil? Give an example for a natural manure. HOTS 1.Ellen grabs some topsoil sample in her hand . She rolls it into a ball.The soil feels gritty and the ball falls apart. What type of soil made the topsoil feel gritty. Justify. Research work 1.What is tundra soil? How do the plants survive in that type of soil?