List all of the organisms that make their food molecules from water and carbon dioxide, with sunlight.
Which statement would be true if the owl population disappeared?
Our Investigation Question:
Why is the matter that makes up soil different in different places?
Key Idea:
All organisms, as well as nonliving parts of an ecosystem such as water and air, are made of matter. This is also true for soil. Soil is made of matter.
We will read a book that will help you figure out more about the matter that makes up soil.
Read "Walk in the Woods"
https://learning.amplify.com/books/9781943228539/#page=1
POST READING KNOWLEDGE
Soil does not have living things in it.
Page 5
Read the passage on Page 5 on the left. What kind of matter makes up soil?
Page 6
Read Page 6 on the left. What kind of matter makes up soil?
Page 8
Read Page 8 on the left. What kind of matter makes up soil?
Page 10
Check For Understanding
Read Page 10 on the left. What kind of matter makes up soil?
Page 13
Read Page 13 on the left. What kind of matter makes up soil?
Check For Understanding
New Understanding:
In one sentence, summarize the new understanding about what matter makes up soil.
Soil is made of ________
Which of the following statements is true about soil?
Check For Understanding
You read about these important organisms called decomposers. What do these organisms do in an ecosystem?
In our soil analysis yesterday, Soil A had small organisms in it that could have been decomposers. Which of the following would tell us that these were definitely decomposers?
What is the original source of energy for this ecosystem: the plants or sun? Explain:
An animal can become part of soil.
Earthworms are bad for soil.
All kinds of trash can break down and become part of soil.
Soil never changes. It always stays the same.
