Simple Soil Moisture Stations
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Description: In this activity, students investigate three different soil samples with varying moisture content. They use a soil moisture probe to determine the percentage (by volume) of water in each of the soil samples.
Grade Levels: PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8
Keywords: soil moisture, measuring soil moisture, Soil Basics, Soil Chemistry, Soil Physics
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Resource Type: Activity, Lab Experiment
Next Generation Science Standards
Grade | Discipline | Core Idea |
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PreK-2 | ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems | Wind and water change the shape of the land. |
3-5 | ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems | Four major Earth systems interact. Rainfall helps to shape the land and affects the types of living things found in a region. Water, ice, wind, organisms, and gravity break rocks, soils, and sediments into smaller pieces and move them around. |
6-8 | ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems | Energy flows and matter cycles within and among Earth's systems, including the sun and Earth's interior as primary energy sources. Plate tectonics is one result of these processes. |
PreK-2 | ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes | Water is found in many types of places and in different forms on Earth. |
3-5 | ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes | Most of the Earth's water is in the ocean and much of the Earth's fresh water is in glaciers or underground. |
6-8 | ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes | Water cycles among land, ocean, and atmosphere, and is propelled by sunlight and gravity. Density variations of sea water drive interconnected ocean currents. Water movement causes weathering and erosion, changing landscape features. |
9-12 | ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes | The planet's dynamics are greatly influenced by water's unique chemical and physical properties. |
PreK-2 | ESS2.E: Biogeology | Plants and animals can change their local environment. |
3-5 | ESS2.E: Biogeology | Living things can affect the physical characteristics of their environment. |
6-8 | ESS2.E: Biogeology | [Content found in LS4.A and LS4.D] |
9-12 | ESS2.E: Biogeology | The biosphere and Earth's other systems have many interconnections that cause a continual co-evolution of Earth's surface and life on it. |