LS2.A: Interdependent relationships in ecosystems
Participants will learn how to construct a compost pile, what residues are added and how much, and how to create the right environment for microbial decomposition by introducing air and water.
Lesson Keywords
composting
making soil
Soil Life
Soil Biology
A good resource for climate map. Has many other options to view.
Lesson Keywords
Climate
Tropical Soils
Soils and Climate
A guide to monitoring wetlands. For advanced students and teachers looking for a long term project.
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Lesson Keywords
monitor
Wetland Soils
Wetlands
Soils and Climate
A site with many options to explore more details about deserts.
Lesson Keywords
Biome
Desert
Desert Soils
Soils and Climate
An audio track talking about deserts
Lesson Keywords
deserts
biomes
Desert Soils
Soils and Climate
Exercise to look at and catalogue the diversity of soil organisms that can be found under rocks.
Lesson Keywords
Soil Life
Biodiversity
Invertebrates
Fungi
Organisms
Soil Habitat
Soil Biology
Exercise to examine the smaller life forms that can be found in the topsoil.
Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Lesson Keywords
Soil Life
Biodiversity
Organisms
Topsoil
Soil Biology
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