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Got Soil?

Got Soil?. By Linda Meuth. Got Soil?. Today, we will learn Importance of soils How soils are formed Components of soils. Got Soil?. Figure 1. The soil cycle is a continuous process. Got Soil?. Importance of Soils

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Got Soil?

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  1. Got Soil? By Linda Meuth

  2. Got Soil? Today, we will learn • Importance of soils • How soils are formed • Components of soils

  3. Got Soil? Figure 1. The soil cycle is a continuous process.

  4. Got Soil? Importance of Soils The production of food is dependent upon the ability of our soils to sustain plant life. Soil is the original source of most nutrients for all plant and animal life. (Figure 1)

  5. Got Soil? Soil Formation Soils are formed through a combination of five important factors. • Parent material • Climate • Living organisms • Topography • Time

  6. Got Soil? Soil Formation • ParentMaterial is the horizon of unconsolidated material from which a soil develops. Horizon means layer. • Natural fertility and texture are influenced by the parent material.

  7. Got Soil? Soil Formation • Climate • Parent material is broken down into finer particles by a process called weathering, which is controlled by the climate of a given location. • Climatic factors, such as temperature and rainfall, greatly affect the rate of weathering.

  8. Got Soil? Soil Formation • Living Organisms • Microbes, plants, insects, animals, and humans influence soil formation by causing decay or breakdown of plant and animal residues in the soil. • Cultivation, bulldozing, and construction projects disturb soil surface layer and greatly modify soil-forming activities.

  9. Got Soil? Soil Formation • Topography • Topography is the amount of slope of the land. • On a steep slope, loose material is moved downward by runoff water, gravity, and movement of humans and animals • Slope affects percolation. Percolation is the movement of water through the soil.

  10. Got Soil? Soil Formation • Time • Soils are formed by the chemical and physical weathering of parent material over time, as affected by climate, living organisms, and topography. • Takes hundreds of years for these factors to form one inch of soil from parent material.

  11. Got Soil? • How to take a soils sample • Check out soil sample

  12. Got Soil? http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/features/wissoil/sld006.htm

  13. Got Soil? Soils develop into layers called horizons. An ideal soil profile will have four horizons. Profile means a cross-sectional view of soil. • Horizon O – • Horizon A – • Horizon B - • Horizon C – • *Horizon R –

  14. Soil Components Soil is composed of • Mineral matter • Organic matter • Water • Air

  15. Soil Components Soil Air Experiment Place clod sprayed with polyurethane into jar of water. Watch the bubbles. Air will bubble from some clods for up to 20 minutes or more. Record your results on your card.

  16. Soil Components • Mineral Matter • Inorganic • Provides nutrients • Formed from weathered parent material or rock material

  17. Soil Components • Organic matter • Decomposed plant or animal matter originating from plant roots, above-ground crop residue, green manure crops, and livestock manure • organic matter yields soil microorganisms • Provides carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen to the soil • Helps soil hold water and nutrients

  18. video Water bears Fungi Earthworms Soil Biology Primer [online]. Available: http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/concepts/soil_biology/soil_food_web.html [January 28, 2008].

  19. Soil Components • Water and Air • Necessary for plant growth: photosynthesis, carry nutrients, respiration • Amount varies dependent on climatic conditions and water drainage Water and air are in the tiny spaces known as pores between soil particles.

  20. Got Soil? Today, we learned • Importance of soils • How soils are formed • Components of soils

  21. Soil Songs (Rock ‘N Soil) “The Diggin’ Men” Oh do you know the diggin’ men? Oh do you know the diggin’ men? Oh do you know the diggin’ men, they dig at Teitelman. The soil is hard. The class is long, The pay is small, Not half way done. Oh yes I know the diggin’ men, they dig at Teitelman. This soil song, sung to the tune of “Oh Do You Know The Muffin Man.” By Dana, Nicole, and Corie, 8th graders, R.M. Teitelman School, Cape May, NJ

  22. The End Have we hit bedrock yet? Next class…. Soil Properties & Mud Pies!

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