“Dig It!” Exhibition
Follow the directions to navigate your way through the online exhibition of “Dig It!” put together by the Smithsonian. The bold text mean you need to answer a question or write something down.
Go to this web site: http://forces.si.edu/soils/02_00_00.html
Read the introduction titled “Sizing Up Soils”
Click on “The Big Picture” and take the Quiz, if you miss a question click on the “Learn More” and learn about the topic.
What is one interesting fact about soil that you learned from the quiz? that soils warm the fastest at nome, alaska
Click on “State Soil Monoliths” click on Texas then choose 2 other states and read about their soil. What is a Fun Fact about Texas soil? black soils support miles of praire, when it is dry it cracks up
What is in the soil of one other state? Tell me the name of the state. new jersey has clay and decaying plant matter
What is so special about the soil of one other state? Tell me the name of the state, it needs to be different from Texas, and the state in the question above.
Click on “What is Soil” read through all 5 pages and answer these questions.
A teaspoon of good farm soil contains up to _______1 billion bacteria_______ bacteria in more than 4000 species.
Soil is the _______life_________ of the earth. Soils are _____alive_________, they are born, they age, they breathe.
What are the ingredients of soil? minerals, air, water, and living and dead things. The possibilities are almost endless—bugs, bacteria, fungi, feces, nematodes, worms, roots, rotting plants, ice, minerals…
On page 3 watch the “Chef’s Challenge” video.
What is the today’s secret ingredient? earths run off and pollution
Who are the judges?humans animals and earth
On page 4 click on the “Recipe Book” read some of the different soil recipes. Then click on the “Soil ingredients” take the quiz to see if you can determine the makeup of different types of soils.
What % of ingredients make up Desert Soil? 53%MINERALS 2"%WATER 1%ORGANIC 44%AIR
Loamy Soil? 45%MINERALS 25%WATER 5%ORGANIC 25"%AIR
Peaty Bog?40%ORGANIC 50%WATER 10%MINERALS 0%AIR
Read page 5. What does CLORPT stand for?
CLIMATE ORGANISMS RELIEF PARENT-MATERIAL TIME
Click on “Chip off the Old Block” read through all 6 pages.
95% of the earth’s crust is made of just eight elements. What are they?
oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium
Texture influences a soil’s capacity to ____hold minerals___________________________________.
On page 6 play the Color Matching game.
Gray.Blue.Green =
wetlands,
Red.Yellow.Orange =
upland
Click on “Soil Forming Factors” read through all 6 pages. On page 2 play the Hidden Horizons game.
Describe the A horizon.
at or near the surface
top soil
What is a monolith?
vertical slice from top soil down to subsoil
On page 4 click on the “Earth Skin Types”. Describe Ultisols.
highly weathered leached red or reddish-yellow acid soil with a clay-rich B horizon
What type of soil is in our area?
sandhill soil
On page 6 click play the “Where in the Soil World are You”.
The flip flop is in the _______south pacific volcano___________________________________ soil type.
The spur is in the _______south american grassland_____________________________________ soil type.
The mammoth tusk is in the ________siberian permafrost___________________________ soil type.
Click on “Matters of Life and Death”, read through all 6 pages.
Not all forms of life need oxygen to breathe. What other things can microorganisms use?
nutrients from plants and animals
Describe some of the characteristics of Lichens.
release organic acid that slowly disolves rock
Click on “Underneath it All”, read through all 5 pages. On page 1 click on the “Underneath it All” link to dig deep and examine the effects our choices have on soil.
What are some of the things that you may find in the Washington, D.C. soil sample?
tidal basin soil , landfill soil
What are some of the things that you may find in the Terra Preta Soil of the Amazon?
broken pottery
On page 3. What is an increasing problem caused by global warming?
rising temperatures melting the ice
On page 4. What was wrong with the soil in Fredericksburg, Virginia?
highly acidic soil
Click on “Wise Choices” read through all 7 pages.
Soils are renewable but…
using the same soil can use all its nutrients
Describe some of the new technology that helps manage soil fertility.
plowing helps so does rotating the crops so the soil gets nutrients back
How is the Millennium Villages Project restoring soil fertility?
adding manure and compost for nutrients and putting different stuff in each year to kepp the soil healthy
Click on “A World of Soils”, read through all 6 pages. On page 1 watch the “Soil: The secret Ingredient” video.
On page 3. Define loess:loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur
“The secrets of soils are the secrets of our lives.”
Follow the directions to navigate your way through the online exhibition of “Dig It!” put together by the Smithsonian. The bold text mean you need to answer a question or write something down.
Go to this web site: http://forces.si.edu/soils/02_00_00.html
Read the introduction titled “Sizing Up Soils”
Click on “The Big Picture” and take the Quiz, if you miss a question click on the “Learn More” and learn about the topic.
What is one interesting fact about soil that you learned from the quiz? that soils warm the fastest at nome, alaska
Click on “State Soil Monoliths” click on Texas then choose 2 other states and read about their soil. What is a Fun Fact about Texas soil? black soils support miles of praire, when it is dry it cracks up
What is in the soil of one other state? Tell me the name of the state. new jersey has clay and decaying plant matter
What is so special about the soil of one other state? Tell me the name of the state, it needs to be different from Texas, and the state in the question above.
Click on “What is Soil” read through all 5 pages and answer these questions.
A teaspoon of good farm soil contains up to _______1 billion bacteria_______ bacteria in more than 4000 species.
Soil is the _______life_________ of the earth. Soils are _____alive_________, they are born, they age, they breathe.
What are the ingredients of soil? minerals, air, water, and living and dead things. The possibilities are almost endless—bugs, bacteria, fungi, feces, nematodes, worms, roots, rotting plants, ice, minerals…
On page 3 watch the “Chef’s Challenge” video.
What is the today’s secret ingredient? earths run off and pollution
Who are the judges?humans animals and earth
On page 4 click on the “Recipe Book” read some of the different soil recipes. Then click on the “Soil ingredients” take the quiz to see if you can determine the makeup of different types of soils.
What % of ingredients make up Desert Soil? 53%MINERALS 2"%WATER 1%ORGANIC 44%AIR
Loamy Soil? 45%MINERALS 25%WATER 5%ORGANIC 25"%AIR
Peaty Bog?40%ORGANIC 50%WATER 10%MINERALS 0%AIR
Read page 5. What does CLORPT stand for?
CLIMATE ORGANISMS RELIEF PARENT-MATERIAL TIME
Click on “Chip off the Old Block” read through all 6 pages.
95% of the earth’s crust is made of just eight elements. What are they?
oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium
Texture influences a soil’s capacity to ____hold minerals___________________________________.
On page 6 play the Color Matching game.
Gray.Blue.Green =
wetlands,
Red.Yellow.Orange =
upland
Click on “Soil Forming Factors” read through all 6 pages. On page 2 play the Hidden Horizons game.
Describe the A horizon.
at or near the surface
top soil
What is a monolith?
vertical slice from top soil down to subsoil
On page 4 click on the “Earth Skin Types”. Describe Ultisols.
highly weathered leached red or reddish-yellow acid soil with a clay-rich B horizon
What type of soil is in our area?
sandhill soil
On page 6 click play the “Where in the Soil World are You”.
The flip flop is in the _______south pacific volcano___________________________________ soil type.
The spur is in the _______south american grassland_____________________________________ soil type.
The mammoth tusk is in the ________siberian permafrost___________________________ soil type.
Click on “Matters of Life and Death”, read through all 6 pages.
Not all forms of life need oxygen to breathe. What other things can microorganisms use?
nutrients from plants and animals
Describe some of the characteristics of Lichens.
release organic acid that slowly disolves rock
Click on “Underneath it All”, read through all 5 pages. On page 1 click on the “Underneath it All” link to dig deep and examine the effects our choices have on soil.
What are some of the things that you may find in the Washington, D.C. soil sample?
tidal basin soil , landfill soil
What are some of the things that you may find in the Terra Preta Soil of the Amazon?
broken pottery
On page 3. What is an increasing problem caused by global warming?
rising temperatures melting the ice
On page 4. What was wrong with the soil in Fredericksburg, Virginia?
highly acidic soil
Click on “Wise Choices” read through all 7 pages.
Soils are renewable but…
using the same soil can use all its nutrients
Describe some of the new technology that helps manage soil fertility.
plowing helps so does rotating the crops so the soil gets nutrients back
How is the Millennium Villages Project restoring soil fertility?
adding manure and compost for nutrients and putting different stuff in each year to kepp the soil healthy
Click on “A World of Soils”, read through all 6 pages. On page 1 watch the “Soil: The secret Ingredient” video.
On page 3. Define loess:loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur
“The secrets of soils are the secrets of our lives.”
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