This activity demonstrates that soil color can tell us a lot about a particular soil and the environment.
| Grade | Discipline | Core Idea |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 6-8 | PS1.B: Chemical reactions |
Reacting substances rearrange to form different molecules, but the number of atoms is conserved. Some reactions release energy and others absorb energy. |
| 9-12 | ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems |
Feedback effects exist within and among Earth's systems. |
| 9-12 | PS1.B: Chemical reactions |
Chemical processes are understood in terms of collisions of molecules, rearrangement of atoms, and changes in energy as determined by properties of elements involved. |