Why Is Soil One of the Most Amazing Things on Earth?
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Provided by: The Kid Should See This|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video is about the importance of soil to biodiversity and the Earth's food chains.
- Students will learn about microorganisms, fungi, carbon storage, soil nutrients, earthworms, medicines from soil, and other soil-related topics.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: The Kid Should See This, BBC Ideas
Region: Europe, Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- It has engaging animation, is informative, and is under five minutes.
- It covers topics that can be applied to classes at elementary levels as well as middle school levels.
Additional Prerequisites
- A transcript of the video's introduction is available below the video.
- The accompanying webpage includes links to other kid-friendly resources about soil.
Differentiation
- Students can do a quick writing exercise on the question, "Why is soil one of the most amazing things on Earth?"
- This video can be further connected to climate change by focusing on the carbon storage properties of soil and how this can help the climate.
- The video can serve as an introduction to a class worm bin.
- Activities and experiments related to these topics include Life Above and Below Soil and Lab 5: Soil and the Carbon Cycle.
- Another video on the importance of soil is Essentials of Environmental Science: The Importance of Soil.
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