Introduction to Soil Kit

SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS / PROCESSES

• One way to gather data is through direct observation. Accurate and complete observations are important for making conclusions about the natural world
  
• Soil consists of weathered rocks and decomposed organic material from dead plants, animals, and bacteria

Contents List

• 1 Teachers Guide with MSDS
  
• 28 Student Worksheet and Guides: How to Measure Length Using a Metric Ruler
  
• 28 Student Worksheet and Guides: Introduction to Soil
  
• 24 1/2 oz. plastic cups
  
• 12 magnifying lenses
  
• 12 15-cm metric rulers
  
• 6 sieves
  
• 6 samples of granite
  
• 1 - 8 oz. bottle of silt
  
• 1 - 8 oz. bottle of sand
  
• 1 - 8 oz. bottle of gravel
  
• 1 - 8 oz. bottle of peat moss
  
• 1 - 16 oz. bottle of Soil A
  
• 1 - 16 oz. bottle of Soil B
  
• 1 plastic teaspoon