Lesson Plan: Types of Soil Science
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to describe the composition of different types of soil and identify plants that can grow in each.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- describe and compare the composition of sandy soil, silty soil, and clay soil,
- name plants that grow well in sandy soil, silty soil, and clay soil,
- compare the textures of different types of soil.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- the definition of soil,
- soil composition.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- detailed properties of soil types.
