How is Soil Connected to the Products We Use?

A short activity to show how soil is the basis for many of the natural resources used in the products we use in our everyday life.

Discipline

Earth and Space Sciences

Grade Level

3-5

6-8

9-12

PreK-2

Lesson Area

Soil Basics

Lesson Type

Reading

Lesson Keywords

natural resources

Clay

Building Materials

Culture

Soils and Art/Culture

Products

uses

Soil Introduction

Natural Resource

Soil Basics

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade	Discipline	Core Idea
3-5	ESS3.A: Natural resources	Energy and fuels humans use are derived from natural sources and their use affects the environment. Some resources are renewable over time, others are not.
6-8	ESS3.A: Natural resources	Humans depend on Earth's land, ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere for different resources, many of which are limited or not renewable. Resources are distributed unevenly around the planet as a result of past geologic processes.
9-12	ESS3.A: Natural resources	Resource availability has guided the development of human society and use of natural resources has associated costs, risks, and benefits.
PreK-2	ESS3.A: Natural resources	Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do.