Students use the art of soil painting to explore science and the natural world while learning about the color wheel, the importance of soil to agriculture, and why soils have different colors.

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Discipline
Physical Sciences
Grade Level
3-5
Lesson Area
Soils and Art/Culture
Lesson Type
Activity
Lesson Keywords
Soil color
Culture
Soil Art
Soils and Art/Culture

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
3-5 PS1.A: Structure of matter (includes PS1.C Nuclear Processes)

Matter exists as particles that are too small to see, and so matter is always conserved even if it seems to disappear. Measurements of a variety of observable properties can be used to identify particular materials.