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Erin Lawrence Erin Lawrence 2640 Points

I am stuck on how to make teaching soil exciting for 6th graders. If anyone has a sugestion on a resouce or a lab I would welcome the feedback!

Carolyn Mohr Carolyn Mohr 92246 Points

Hi Erin,
I did a search in the Learning Center and put together a collection of resources geared for middle schoolers on the topic of soil. I also found that there were a few collections already created. I thought the one created by Pam A. was particularly well put together, so I am including it, too. I hope you can find some great ideas within these resources.
Pam A's Collection: Soil Science
My collection: Soil and Middle Schoolers
Check out the Scope on Safety article, too. There are some safety hazards to consider when teaching about soil.
The other soil collection I found is by LeRoy A. It contains a ppt presentation.
Soil Unit
I hope this helps.
Carolyn

Erin Lawrence Erin Lawrence 2640 Points

Thank you for these great ideas! I am now looking forward to teaching my soil unit, where as before I would dread it.

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