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Life Above and Below Soil

Provided by: ClimateScience |Published on: April 27, 2021
Lesson Plans Grades 3-5

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  • This lesson plan and activity from ClimateScience teaches students about the important role of soil in healthy ecosystems.
  • Students will create posters that show plants and animals live above and below the soil and how the soil is important to their way of life.
  • Students will learn that healthy soil plays a vital role in agriculture, carbon storage, and organisms' habitats.
  • Links to high quality sources about soil are included on the student handout in the sources section.
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Subjects: Biology
Authors: ClimateScience
Region: Global
Languages: English

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