The diagram in this resource is a helpful reference that students can use throughout their soil learning journey.
Prerequisites
To make the dirt cups, teachers will need sandwich cookies, chocolate chips or other toppings, chocolate pudding, green sprinkles or coconut, gummy worms, graham crackers, and a glass jar or plastic cup.
Teachers will want to refer to any allergy concerns before preparing this treat. Teachers should also note that students with tree nut allergies may not be able to have coconut.
Differentiation & Implementation
Teachers can use this as a hook for a lesson about soil health, or students can eat these treats as they watch this video about healthy soil.
To make connections to climate change, teachers can discuss soil as a carbon sink and also how compost can help make the soil healthy.
Teachers can use the discussion questions as possible avenues for student research projects. Students can select one of the questions to research and write a report on.
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