Sand
Silt
Clay
Loam
Soil Layers
100

Name one thing you can make with sand ?

What is ... ?  Ex: Sand painting, cement, filtration, & glass

100

What is silt made of ? 

What are small rocks and minerals 

100

Name one thing you can make with clay ?

What is ... ? 

100

Suppose your mom asks you to buy 10 pounds of dirt for her new plant. You ask yourself why so much dirt for one plant, but you do as you're told. How many pounds of dirt did your mom ask for ? 

This is a warm-up ! What is 10 pounds of dirt ! 

100

Who is Harry, in the context of soil layers ?

What is humus ? 

200

Name two things you can make with clay ?

What is ...?  Ex: Sand painting, cement, filtration, & glass

200

Is silt good at retaining water ? 

What is yes ? 


200

Name two things you can make with clay ?

What is ... ? 

200

You start to think, hmmm what is best for this plant? Then you start to remember the ideal mixture for plant growth has roughly 40% sand, 40% silt and 20% clay. How pounds of clay would you buy ?

What is 2 pounds of clay ? 

200

What is takes, in the context of soil layers ?

What is Topsoil ?
300

Name three things you can do with sand ? 

What is ... ? Ex: Sand painting, cement, filtration, & glass

300

Is silt not good at circulating air ? 

What is no ? 

300

Name 3 distinct things you can make with clay ?

What is .. . ? 

300

You start to think, hmmm what is best for this plant? Then you start to remember the ideal mixture for plant growth has roughly 40% sand, 40% silt and 20% clay. How pounds of silt would you buy ?

What is 4 pounds of silt ?

300

What is some, in the context of soil layers ?

What is Subsoil ?

400

We know that salt is very permeable ! If it allows 10 drops for every 2 seconds, how many drops would it allow in 30 seconds.

What is 150 drops ? 

400

What is the size of a silt particle ?

What is 0.002 mm - 0.05 mm?

400

What is Anion ? 

What is a negatively charged ion ? 
400

You start to think, hmmm what is best for this plant? Then you start to remember the ideal mixture for plant growth has roughly 40% sand, 40% silt and 20% clay. How pounds of sand would you buy ?

What is 4 pounds of sand ?

400

What is Peanut, in the context of soil layers ?

What is parent rock ?
500

We know that salt is very permeable ! If it allows 10 drops for every 2 seconds, in other words, 300 drops a minute. How many drops would it allow passing in one week ? 

What is 302,400 drops ? 

500

Knowing that silt particles are 0.002 mm - 0.05 mm, explain how they, smaller than sand particles, but larger than clay particles, are the middle ground in water permeability ? 

What is democracy, let the class decide ? 

500

What is a cation ? 

What is a positively charged electron ?

500

You start to think, hmmm what is best for this plant? Then you start to remember the ideal mixture for plant growth has roughly 40% sand, 40% silt and 20% clay. What's the name of this mixture ?  

What is loam ?

500

What is butter, in the context of soil layers ? Better yet, can you mine bedrock in Minecraft ? How about in the Earth ?


What is bedrock ?