The 3 types of inorganic particles that make up our soil and can be seen viewed in a shake-and-settle test.
What is sand, silt and clay.
100
What organic matter comes from.
What is something that is or was living.
100
How organic matter breaks down.
What is worms, humans, animals, or microorganisms.
100
The six plant parts.
What is roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds.
200
One type of test we can perform to see how healthy our soil is.
What is a shake-and-settle test, a chemical nitrogen/potassium/phosphorus test, or a physical test using a flow chart.
200
The largest of the 3 inorganic particles.
What is sand.
200
3 examples of organic matter.
What is sticks, leaves, bark, seeds, roots, paper, books, wool, cotton, boxes, etc.
200
This type of matter breaks down faster. (Organic or Inorganic?)
What is organic matter.
200
Where plants make their food.
What is the leaves.
300
One type of test we can perform to see how healthy our soil is.
What is a shake-and-settle test, a chemical nitrogen/potassium/phosphorus test, or a physical test using a flow chart.
300
This particle drains water fastest.
What is sand.
300
What organic matter provides to plants. (Inorganic matter provides essential MINERALS).
What is nutrients.
300
How a worm breathes.
What is its skin.
300
Where plants take up minerals and nutrients.
What is the roots.
400
Why some soils are better for growing food than others.
What is how well they retain water and nutrients.
400
Too much of this particle means your soil could be wet and packed hard.
What is clay.
400
Where I can find organic matter in my shake-and-settle test jar.
What is floating on the top.
400
How many hearts a worm has.
What is five.
400
The 3 macro-nutrients plants need.
What is NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium).
500
What the ideal garden soil is made up of.
What is a balance of different particle sizes (sand, silt, clay) and different types of matter (organic, inorganic, and living organisms).
500
How inorganic materials break down.
What is wind, water, heat and cold (slow wearing down).
500
2 things we normally throw away that we could compost instead.
What is food scraps, paper towels, napkins, cardboard, etc.
500
The difference between a brick, a book, and a plastic bottle.
What is one is inorganic and will take a long time to break down (the brick), one is organic and will break down quickly (the book), and the other is man-made and will not break down (the plastic bottle).
500
Plants take this nutrient from organic matter in the soil to help stimulate their green leafy vegetative growth.