Perkin Through the Pores
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Description: Students determine the water holding and draining capacities of different soils and will investigate how organic matter increases the amount of water soil will hold.
Grade Levels: 3-5
Keywords: organic, porosity, humus, clay, sand, silt, water movement, soil pore size, Soil Physics, Soil Biology, Soil Chemistry
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Resource Type: Activity, Lab Experiment
Next Generation Science Standards
| Grade | Discipline | Core Idea |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |