Ruby Ann M.

Narvasa Joel LM6

PRE- Assessment

Choose the letter of your choice.

1. Soils act like _________, soaking up water and limiting run-off.

A. Filters B. Faucets C. Sponges D. Supermarket
2. Soils act like __________, providing air, water, and nutrients to soil organisms.
A. Buffers B. Faucets C. Strainers D. Supermarkets
3. Soils act like __________, providing refuge to macro and micro-organisms in soil.
A. Hotels B. Faucets C. Sponges D. Supermarkets
4. Soils act like __________, regulating the quality of air and water flowing into soil
pores.
A. Filters B. Buffers C. Faucets D. Supermarkets
5. Why is soil erosion by rushing waters considered a great soil threat?
A. The soil volume is reduced in eroded areas and increased in deposited areas.
B. Water changes the physical composition of the soil affecting soil management.
C. The soil’s chemical composition is enhanced changing soil texture and
structure.
D. Water carries topsoil and nutrients, then deposits it to receiving areas as
pollutants.
6. Which soil management practices build up healthy soils?
A. Application of fertilizers and pesticides against crop pests.
B. Constant clearing of vegetation from weeds for cleaner rows
C. Regular cultivation and tilling of fields for greater agricultural yield.
D. Use of diverse cover crops, planned crop rotation, and mulch tillage.
7. What is the threat to soil when farmlands are converted into built-up areas with
concrete foundations for houses, roads, offices and malls?
A. Soil sealing B. Soil pollution C. Soil acidification D. Soil compaction
8. Which component of the soil is crucial for soil health?
A. Air B. Water C. Organic matter D. Mineral particles
9. What soil threats can possibly occur during a construction of a school building?
A. soil compaction, soil contamination, soil erosion, and soil sealing
B. soil contamination, soil nutrient imbalance, soil salinization, and waterlogging
C. soil nutrient imbalance, soil acidification, soil pollution, and soil biodiversity
loss
D. soil acidification, soil compaction, soil biodiversity loss, and soil organic
carbon loss
10. How do organic matter help maintain soil health?
A. It regulates the humus part of the soil making it dark and fertile.
B. It greatly helps micro-organisms to provide air and food for the plants.
C. It gives more space for pore spaces to exchange air, water and nutrients.
D. It biologically binds minerals and creates interconnected pores in structured
soils.
 Activity 1: Oh My Soil – A simple Household Soil Site Survey

 soil locations community garden (in front of our house)

 soil containment ground
 soil conditions with vegetation
 types natural

Q1. What are the existing indoor or outdoor plant materials (flowers, herbs,
vegetables, shrubs, trees, etc.) and landscape beds (if there is any) in your
site?
 Rice and eggplant
Q2. What do you consider are the top two soil-related problem areas in your
home soil site?
 It think the soil is hard and crumbly.
Q3. What lesson/realization have you learned after doing this activity?

 Soil are very much important to our lives, life without soil is
unimaginable. We must be responsible.
 ACTIVITY 2 My Soil Saving Green Digs

Now that you have an initial soil site analysis at home, design a plan to adopt an existing or
to create a future green space at home. Apply at least two soil-water conservation
practices. Take a picture of the space before and after. And place it in number 2.

1. Describe two soil-water conservation practices you will use in your “green dig” plan.
A.
First, is I want to make sure that the water that I would like to provide for my plants is
natural, since we have well (atabay in boholanos) it’s a very good source in order to
conserve the natural soil
B.
Secondly, fertilizers that I want to use must be organic and not store bought (you might not
know what’s the component in it) like cows waste which can be easily found in rice fields
area.

2. Picture of your green space at home where you applied the conservation practices.

Water in a well

Before After
Natural fertilizer/
Cows waste
3. Write a paragraph to justify why you have chosen the two practices and their locations.

I have chosen these two practices because it is proven by my mother, who love to
plant vegetables and flowers. And using natural resources in conserving the soil provides a
good impact for the nature. Using this practices our vegetables and flowers have grown into
a healthy plant. Since we don’t have a backyard, I choose the front yard location. Our front
yard location has a very healthy soil because it was used to be full of banana plants before
we built our house.

Benefits:
The benefits are, the soil was conserved into a healthy one. Adapting home green
space is big help for you and for the community.

Reflection:
Conserving our soil is a responsible gesture as a part of God’s creation, we are given
a task to take care and protect not manipulating it for some selfish plan. It has many uses
from food to shelter. We need soil to live so we must look after it.
POST ASSESSMENT

Write the letter of your choice in your answer sheet. This will be recorded so I did
not put answer key below.
1. What is the threat to soil when farmlands are converted into built-up areas with
concrete foundations for houses, roads, offices and malls?
A. Soil sealing B. Soil pollution C. Soil compaction D. Soil acidification
2. Soils act like _________, soaking up water and limiting run-off.
A. Filters B. Faucets C. Sponges D. Supermarket
3. What soil threats can possibly occur during a construction of a school building?
A. soil compaction, soil contamination, soil erosion, and soil sealing
B. soil contamination, soil nutrient imbalance, soil salinization, and waterlogging
C. soil nutrient imbalance, soil acidification, soil pollution, and soil biodiversity
loss
D. soil acidification, soil compaction, soil biodiversity loss, and soil organic
carbon loss
4. Soils act like __________, providing refuge to macro and micro-organisms in
soil.
A. Hotels B. Faucets C. Sponges D. Supermarkets
5. Soils act like __________, regulating the quality of air and water flowing into soil
pores.
A. Filters B. Buffers C. Faucets D. Supermarkets
6. Which activity will help freshwater stay clean the most and why?
A. Mixing food and garden waste for composting will save fresh water.
B. Introducing new fish species for an aquaculture project add water purifiers.
C. Leaving crop residues to cover newly harvested cornfields prevents soil
erosion.
D. Disinfecting wastewater at the discharge points treats water before infiltration
to soil.
7. Why is soil erosion by rushing waters considered a great soil threat?
A. The soil volume is reduced in eroded areas and increased in deposited areas.
B. Water changes the physical composition of the soil affecting soil management.
C. The soil’s chemical composition is enhanced changing soil texture and
structure.
D. Water carries topsoil and nutrients, then deposits it to receiving areas as
pollutants.
8. Which component of the soil is crucial for soil health?
A. Air B. Water C. Organic matter D. Mineral particles
9. How do organic matter help maintain soil health?
A. It regulates the humus part of the soil making it dark and fertile.
B. It greatly helps micro-organisms to provide air and food for the plants.
C. It gives more space for pore spaces to exchange air, water and nutrients.
D. It biologically binds minerals and creates interconnected pores in structured
soils.
10. Which soil management practices build up healthy soils?
A. Application of fertilizers and pesticides against crop pests.
B. Constant clearing of vegetation from weeds for cleaner rows
C. Regular cultivation and tilling of fields for greater agricultural yield.
D. Use of diverse cover crops, planned crop rotation, and mulch tillage.