In this lesson students investigate the relationship between plants and soil.

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Discipline
Life Sciences
Grade Level
3-5
Lesson Area
Soils and Plant Growth
Lesson Type
Activity
Lesson Keywords
Plant Growth
Plants
Soils and Plant Growth

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
3-5 LS1.C: Organization for matter and energy flow in organisms

Food provides animals with the materials and energy they need for body repair, growth, warmth, and motion. Plants acquire material for growth chiefly from air, water, and process matter and obtain energy from sunlight, which is used to maintain conditions necessary for survival.
3-5 LS2.B: Cycles of matter and energy transfer in ecosystems

Matter cycles between the air and soil and among organisms as they live and die.