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Outdoor Learning - Topsoil Testing
Lesson4 of 9 in this unit
Cool+SecondaryYear 8Humanities and Social SciencesGeographySocialOutdoor Learning
Lesson Summary
Students investigate the role of topsoil and the importance of topsoil to food production and biodiversity. They analyse the class data and work in groups to create a map of topsoil quality at their school and to make suggestions for improving topsoil quality.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand what topsoil is and why it is important to humans and our environment.
Success criteria
Students can:
- identify the quality of topsoil at their school and recognise actions that can be taken to improve the quality of topsoil
- apply appropriate mathematical theories to solve for volume
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