Figure 1: A typical soil profile O Horizon: (1st layer) This is the top layer of soil. You will need: 6. Lesson Plan – A Soil Profile. Soil Water (PDF; 1.0 MB) - Demonstrate how water either enters the soil or runs off over the soil surface (from the Soil Quality Team).. 5. They are the O, A, B, C and R horizons. It is made of fresh to partially decomposed organic matter. SOIL PROFILE HORIZONS • O Horizon — organic layer of leaves, roots, and decaying material • A Horizon — Topsoil • B Horizon — Subsoil • C Horizon — Substratum • R Horizon — Bedrock or solid rock below the C Horizon Animal, Plant, and Soil Science Lesson Plan Library Unit C. Problem Area 6. Water Quality and Concerns- Travis Kersten - 11/24/01. Physical Properties of Soil - Nancy Williams - 11/8/01. Soil Crayons. If you’re in a forest, a garden, or other natural system that’s not a dry desert, you’ll generally see organic material like leaves on the ground. The Color of Soil. Repeat this procedure with the pudding (Subsoil), followed by cookie Lesson 5. Put a spoonful of candy-coated chocolates into the bottom of an individual cup; discuss what Parent Material is. Turf Grass - Reynold Gardner - Junction City, OR 12/01. Demonstrate making the soil horizons of your edible soil. Page 10. When a vertical section of these many horizons is taken, its known as a soil profile. Grade Three: Curriculum Connections: Soils in the Environment. 4. A soil profile is the layers of soil on the top of the Earth that are called O, A, B, C and R horizons. reason soil horizons are different as you dig deeper is because of mixing of organic material in the upper horizons and weathering and leaching in the lower horizons. These horizons run parallel to the ground and serve up distinct characteristics that aid the layers above and below. Students will complete this by using a note taking device, exit slip, reading The color varies from brown to black. 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Brent Niemeyer Series 2/8/02 Soil Color Lesson and Activity - Developed by SSSA, this lesson and activity introduces the concept of soil colors and contains an activity on making Soil Crayons (from USDA). Lesson Plans. Soil and Plants - Nancy Williams - 11/8/01. Painting With Soil. Soil Origin and Development - Nancy Williams - 11/8/01. They will also explain the difference between a soil profile, horizon, and layer. Even though it looks like a big bunch of brown stuff on the ground, soil is actually quite organized. Soil Glue (PDF; 2.9 MB) - Demonstrate how surface soil particles are held together by various organic substances (from the Soil Quality Team).. Introduction to the Soil Purpose Through this hands on lesson, students will understand the soil horizons and determine their properties. Grass - Reynold Gardner - Junction City, or layers of soil of an individual cup ; what... 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